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GIBSON, Archibald William John
(Service number 38951)

Archibald William John Gibson — (Waimate Museum & Archives 2002-1026-06434)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	17 May 1894	Place of Birth	Ladbrooks, North Canterbury

Enlistment Information

Date	5 October 1916	Age	22 years
Address at Enlistment	Hunter, Waimate
Occupation	Farm hand
Previous Military Experience	8th South Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	A. GIBSON (father), Hunter, Makikihi, via Timaru
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 7 inches. Weight 142 lbs. Chest measurement 33-36 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes grey. Hair red. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing and colour vision both normal. Limbs well formed. Full and perfect movement of joints. Chest well formed. Heart and lungs normal. Teeth good. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily and mental health. No slight defects. No fits. Fit.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	22nd Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date	16 February 1917
Transport	Navua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Devonport, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns	Western European
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	17 September 1919	Reason	Termination of the period of engagement.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Farmer

Death

Date	14 January 1942	Age	47 years
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Waimate Cemetery
Memorial Reference	Plot 523
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Archibald William John GIBSON was the son of Archibald and Annie GIBSON, of Hunter. He married school teacher Louisa Mary SUTHERLAND on 20 June 1922 at the Timaru Trinity Church.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [29 October 2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5539 0044329) [15 September 2015]; Waimate Council burial record. Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) 29 October 2013]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs); Timaru Trinity Presbyterian Church marriage record (South Canterbury Museum); Waimate Cemetery burial record (Waimate District Council); Timaru Herald, 23 August 1916, 8 August 1919, Poverty Bay Herald, 21 August 1917, Colonist 29 October 1917, Dominion, 9 November 1917, Sun, 5 August 1919, Press, 13 March 1920, 5 August 1925 (Papers Past) [21 August 2015] ; Waimate Museum & Archives on NZ Museums at http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3188/object/555528

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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG; Sue Hanham, Waimate Museum & Archives

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