Trooper

William Butson Gibson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Phoebe Ann Gibson, of Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand, and the late William Henry Gibson. Native of Athol, Southland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
36056
Name:
William Butson Gibson
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs W.H. Gibson (mother), Athol, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
30 March 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
19 April 1917
Transport:
Moeraki 19 April 1917
Vessel:
Moeraki
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 1.
William Butson Gibson
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