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Edward Oswald Gibson

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Headstone of Pte Edward Oswald GIBSON 19521. East Taieri Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block ASH156. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Pte Edward Oswald GIBSON 19521. East Taieri Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block ASH15 …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Edward Oswald AWMM
  • Surname
    Gibson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 19521 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM R.M.D., Mosgiel AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. H. Gibson, R.M.D., Mosgiel (f) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 19521 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.78 Farmer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.78
    Dunedin, Otago 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.78
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 August 1991 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
    Age 77 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    East Taieri Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block ASH, Plot 156 AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.78 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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