GILBERT, John James
(Service number 6/4041)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 07/07/1897 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Market Street, Watlington, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Railway servant | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Miss E. GILBERT (sister), Market Street, Watlington, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 1 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | *1955 | Age | 58 years |
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| Place of Death | Whanganui | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui | ||
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Biographical Notes
John James Gilbert was the son of James and Harriet (née Weavers) Gilbert.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [27 June 2017]
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