GIBSON, Robert Arthur
(Service number 75183)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 13/04/1882 | Place of Birth | Hunter, South Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Alexander GIBSON (brother), Puni, New Zealand | ||
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 | 38th Reinforcements, C Company | ||
| Date | 5 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Remuera | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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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 | 11 January 1941 | Age | 58 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Pukekohe Public Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Robert Arthur Gibson was the son of James and Elizabeth Morris (née Chalmers) Gibson. He married Elsie Annie Banks in 1930.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [31 October 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs)
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