Walter George GIBBS

Regimental number11767
OccupationSchoolmaster
Next of kinSon, Douglas L Gibbs, c/o C O Gibbs, Taihape
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 51 Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankLieutenant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 3 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialMont Huon Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row G, Grave No 4), Le Treport, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 5