Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Charles Melvin Gibbs Born 11 June 1921 - Died 3 October 2018 PDF Key details Service numberNZ412678 AWMM Also known asCharlie AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankWW2 Unknown rank at discharge AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 353 Squadron, RAF AWMM Air Vice Marshal/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence, London AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Charles Melvin Gibbs - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesCharles Melvin AWMM SurnameGibbs AWMM Ingoa Also known asCharlie AWMM Service numberNZ412678 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth11 June 1921 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Pre 1 May 1941 AWMM Taupo Road, Taumarunui, King Country, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationRecruitment Consultant/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationWW2 George Edgar Gibbs (father) AWMM Relationship statusPre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Italy AWMM Battle of Atlantic AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ412678 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers267 Squadron, RAF AWMM Royal Air Force, 14 Squadron AWMM Tropical Experimentation Unit RAF AWMM 353 Squadron, RAF AWMM 118 Squadron, RAF AWMM Royal Air Force, Staff College AWMM Pakistan Staff College, Karachi AWMM Hunter O.C.U. (Officer Cadet Unit) RAF AWMM RAF Station Wattisham AWMM RAF HQ Germany AWMM Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB) AWMM 1976 AWMM Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) AWMM 1966 AWMM Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) AWMM 1961 AWMM Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) AWMM 28 March 1944 AWMM Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) Twice AWMM Atlantic Star AWMM Italy Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM 1939-1945 Star AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingVarious Flying Courses. RAF Staff College. Imperial Defence College AWMM RCAF, 2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario Base Record Course 1: Class 37. Graduation Date: 21/11/1941. AWMM RCAF, 31 General Reconnaissance School, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Quebec Base Record Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 May 1941 AWMM Age 19 AWMM Civil Engineering Cadet/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Leading Aircraftman/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Malaria, admitted Cairo Hospital AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 1946 AWMM Transfer to Royal Air Force AWMM Unknown rank at discharge AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 353 Squadron, RAF AWMM Retired AWMM Air Vice Marshal/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence, London AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › One brother served in the Navy.A Civil Engineering Cadet with the Public Works Department before enlistmentAfter leaving the service he worked as a Recruitment Consultant in England from 1977 to 1986 AWMM His father, George Edgar Gibbs was born 30 Sep 1881 in Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska, United States of America. George left the US on a merchant ship. He served with the English Lancer Regiment in the Boer War. He was naturalized as a NZ citizen in Aug 1912. Public - Julie - Other relative - 30 December 2019 - Family history and US census records (1885 & 1900) Read more Death About death Contribute › Death3 October 2018 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Charles Melvin Gibbs by laying a poppy. Cedric Albert Gibbs Charles Clifford Gibbs Charles Melvin Gibbs Clarence George Gibbs Cyril Alexander Bartlett Gibbs Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Charles Melvin Gibbs Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects medal, order Object / Artefact › History [United Kingdom] 7599 Unknown medal, decoration Object / Artefact › History [United Kingdom] 2001.25.424.1 17 Jul 2001 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History North Africa Spink: 157 17 Jul 2001 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History Sicily 2001.25.424.5 17 Jul 2001 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History England 2001.25.424.7 17 Jul 2001 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History England Spink: 168 17 Jul 2001 medal, order Object / Artefact › History [United Kingdom] 7531 Unknown medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History Spink: 154 17 Jul 2001 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History Spink: 155 17 Jul 2001 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History England 2001.25.424.6 17 Jul 2001 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCharles Riddle, 'Wartime flier farewelled without fanfare', www.stuff.co.nz, 25 October 2018 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/108102541/Obituary-Air-Vice-Marshal-Charles-Melvin-Gibbs-DFC-CB-NZ412678-June-11-1921-October-3-2018 Further Reference DocumentsThis record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 30 December 2019JulieMoscow, USAOther relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
