Sapper

John William Gibb

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Born at Oamaru. Son of of Walter and Sarah Gibb, of Palmerston, South Oamaru.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/362
Name:
John William Gibb
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs S. Gibb (mother), 7 Hill Street, Oamaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Hill Street, Oamaru, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, Divisional Signal Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 August 1915
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:
HMNZT 3
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
John William Gibb
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