Topic: AIF - NZMRB - AMR
AMR, NZEF
Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
Roll of Honour
George Wallace Gibson
A brief biography of George Wallace Gibson extracted from the Cenotaph Database hosted by the Auckland Museum.
Full Name: | Trooper George Wallace Gibson |
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Rank Last Held: | Trooper |
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Forename(s): | George Wallace |
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Surname: | Gibson |
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War: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
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Serial No.: | 13/2320 |
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Date of Birth: | 4 June 1886 |
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Place of Birth: | Te Awamutu, New Zealand |
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Religion: | Presbyterian |
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First Known Rank: | Trooper |
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Occupation before Enlistment: | Farmer |
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Next of Kin: | F.R. Gibson (father), Wharepuhunga, Te Awamutu, New Zealand |
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Marital Status: | Single |
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Enlistment Address: | Wharepuhunga, New Zealand |
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Physical Description: |
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Enlistment Date: | 21 August 1915 |
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Age on Enlistment: | 27 |
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Military District: | Auckland |
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Body on Embarkation: | 7th Reinforcements |
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Embarkation Unit: | Auckland Mounted Rifles |
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Embarkation Date: | 9 October 1915 |
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Place of Embarkation: | Wellington, New Zealand |
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Transport: | HMNZT 32 |
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Vessel: | Aparima |
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Destination: | Suez, Egypt |
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Page on Nominal Roll: | 261 |
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Campaigns: | Egypt |
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Military Awards: |
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Last Unit Served: | Auckland Mounted Rifles |
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Place of Death: | Egypt |
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Date of Death: | 9 August 1916 |
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Age at Death: | 30 |
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Year of Death: | 1916 |
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Cause of Death: | Killed in action |
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Memorial Name: | Kantara Memorial, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
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Biographical Notes: |
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Further References: | Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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Sources Used: | Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour, George Wallace Gibson