Cecil James GIMBLETT

Regimental number55475
OccupationPainter
Next of kinFather, James Gimblett, 56 Bamford Street, Woolston, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (Second Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ulimaroa on 26 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 17 February 1919
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialCologne Southern Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 10), Germany
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Gimblett, Woolston, Christchurch, and the late Eliza Gimblett
Other details

War service: Western Front

Died in Germany post-Armistice.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 24

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