Robert GIBSON

Regimental number23/1053
Place of birthGlamis, Forfarshire, Scotland
True NameGIBSON, Robert Harris
AddressWaipipi, Opaki Road, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, A J Gibson, c/o O A Bunny, Waipipi, Opaki Road, Masterton
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret Gibson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/1st NZRB

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