Topic: AIF - NZMRB - WMR
WMR, NZEF
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Roll of Honour
Gilbert Matthew Gardner
Gilbert Matthew Gardner
A brief biography of Gilbert Matthew Gardner extracted from the Cenotaph Database hosted by the Auckland Museum.
| Full Name: | Lance Corporal Gilbert Matthew Gardner |
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| Rank Last Held: | Lance Corporal |
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| Forename(s): | Gilbert Matthew |
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| Surname: | Gardner |
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| War: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: | 11/879 |
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| First Known Rank: | Trooper |
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| Next of Kin: | R. Gardner (father), Terrace End, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: | Single |
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| Enlistment Address: | Turakina, New Zealand |
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| Military District: | Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: | 4th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: | Wellington Mounted Rifles |
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| Embarkation Date: | 17 April 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: | Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: | |
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| Vessel: | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo |
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| Destination: | Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: | 255 |
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| Last Unit Served: | Wellington Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: | Egypt |
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| Date of Death: | 9 August 1916 |
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| Year of Death: | 1916 |
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| Cause of Death: | Killed in action |
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| Description of Image: | Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 |
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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:
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Wellington 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: Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour, Gilbert Matthew Gardner
Posted by Project Leader
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Updated: Friday, 6 August 2010 5:04 PM EADT
