Noel Pairman GIBSON

Regimental number13/341
Date of birth8 August 1893
Place of birthTe Anamata
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSurveyor's chainman
AddressSelwin Road, Epsom, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 11"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinFather, Frank R Gibson, Post Office, Wharepuhunga
Previous military serviceServed in C Squadron, 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHamilton
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs F.R. Gibson, Grosvenor Hotel, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 28 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 31 October 1915, concluded: 'Reasoable to suppose Dead, 28 August 1915'.

War service: 1 year 14 days (of which 317 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16785867