Private

Austin Gibbons

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Peter and Catherine Gibbons (nee Staunton), of Innislyre, Carraholly, Co. Mayo, Ireland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

His name is engraved on The County Mayo Peace Park, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland.The only Casualty to date from New Zealand.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/91A
Name:
Austin Gibbons
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. Gibbons (brother), Westport City, Mayo, Ireland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Seaman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
20 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
46
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. E. 35.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Austin Gibbons
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