GIBB, Gordon
(Service number 4/736)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 20 January 1888 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914 - 31 Dec1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | 33 Dee Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Cabinet Maker for James Ratcliffe | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. Gibb (Mother) 33 Dee Street,Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Field Engineers | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915, Balkans (Gallipoli) 1915 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | *1970 | Age | 82 years |
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| Place of Death | New Zealand | ||
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Biographical Notes
Gordon Gibb was the second son of David Duke and Jane (née Deavoll) Gibb. Born on 30 January 1888 at Timaru, he was educated at Timaru Main and Waimataitai schools. His father died in 1902 when Gordon was just 14 years old. Both Gordon and his brother William were involved in the Dardanelles action and afterwards met on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Gordon married Mona May McDougall on 7 April 1920 at St Mary's Church, Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [19 May 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [19 May 2017]; Timaru Herald, 4 August 1915, 15 June 1920 (Papers Past) [20 May 2017]
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