Gunner

Edward Joseph Gibson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mrs. C. Gibson, of Dunedin. Born at Dunedin. Served in Samoa, 1914, Egypt, 1916, and on the Western Front, 1916-18.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Enlisted 9 August 1914, and served overseas in Samoa from 15 August 1914 to 14 April 1915. Discharged at own request on 15 April 1915.  Enlisted again on 19 October 1915 and served until his discharge in April 1920.

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Casualty

Service Number: 
2/2622
Name:
Edward Joseph Gibson
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
05 April 1892
Place of Birth:
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M Gibson (mother), King Edward Street, Dunedin|Mrs C Gibson (wife), 39 Chambers Street, Dunedin
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
09 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
17 Mulgrave Street, Wellington
Place of Enlistment: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status on Enlistment: 
Single
Marital Status on Death: 
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Jeweller
Employer:
L R Partridge, Cuba Street, Wellington
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
11 May 1920
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW1
Date of Discharge: 
28 April 1920

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Edward Joseph Gibson
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