Lieutenant

Walter George Gibbs

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of D. L. Gibbs, of Taihape, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11767
Name:
Walter George Gibbs
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Douglas L. Gibbs (son), care of C.O. Gibbs, Taihape, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Schoolmaster
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion, 17 (Ruahine) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 September 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 May 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 51
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VII. G. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Walter George Gibbs
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