Rifleman

James Edwin Gibbs

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Bessie Gibbs, of Darfield, Selwyn, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
46577
Name:
James Edwin Gibbs
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs F.E. Gibbs (wife), care of Mrs S. Fuller, Hororata, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 August 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 April 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 84
Vessel:
Turakina
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. D. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
France
James Edwin Gibbs
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