GIBSON, George
(Service number 7/47)
| First Rank | Quartermaster Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Shamrock Hotel, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Samuel GIBSON, Ellesmere, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 December 1914 | ||
| Transport | Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 July 1955 | Age | 69 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Old Levin Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George GIBSON was a son of Samuel and Mary GIBSON. He enrolled and passed the examination on 12 August 1914, in a very lively and busy Drill Shed; he was not one of those rejected because they were over age or under age, insufficiently developed, had no experience, or were over weight (the regulation weight was 12 stone). George departed with the Mounted Men by the slow train from Timaru on 17 August 1914, amidst much excitement in the town, whilst their horses were trucked at the Smithfield siding, Waimataitai. The Mayor spoke of the pride in them and said that they were going forward with stout hearts and strong arms. "Be true lads to your King and Empire, to yourselves and your country, and put your trust in God," he said.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [28 October 2013]; Horowhenua District Council burial records, Levin Cemetery [30 October 2013]; Timaru Herald, 13 August 1914, 18 August 1914 (Papers Past) [01 September 2014; 12 September 2014]
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