TUBB, Gordon Henry
(Service number 7/2321)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 15/07/1893 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Victoria Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Dairyman | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jane TUBB (mother), Victoria Street, 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 | 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 March 1986 | Age | 92 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Gordon Henry Tubb was the son of William Henry and Jane Tubb. His brother Ernest Albert Tubb was killed in action in 1918 in France.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 January 2017]; Timaru cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [05 January 2017]
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