Corporal

William Wright Gibson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Hugh and Sarah Ann Gibson. Also served at Gallipoli. Born at Albany, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
7/958
Name:
William Wright Gibson
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Albany, Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Sarah Ann Gibson (mother), Albany, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Albany, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
02 December 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
O. 47.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
William Wright Gibson
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