Second Lieutenant

Launcelot Russell Gubbins

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John Russell Gubbins and Mary Margaret Gubbins (nee Dickson), of 22, Carlton Hill, St. John's Wood, London, England. Born at Lima, Peru, South America.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/746
Name:
Launcelot Russell Gubbins
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Lima, Peru
Next of Kin: 
W.J. Stevenson, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
23 April 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVI. GG. 8.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Launcelot Russell Gubbins
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