George GIBSON

Regimental number14968
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, James Gibson, Kaikoura
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Members of 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company, left Wellington on two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 24 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialBeaudignies Communal Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 5), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: James Gibson, Spring Terrace, Kaikoura
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 10

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