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English Māori

Gibson Roper

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Headstone Photo, Tidworth Military Cemetery, January 2011 - No known copyright restrictions

Headstone Photo, Tidworth Military Cemetery, January 2011 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gibson AWMM
  • Surname
    Roper AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 38593 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    1874 Public - Selena - Researcher - 20 May 2019 - Headstone
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Hannah Roper (wife), Ngaruawahia, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 38593 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Coach proprietor/Civilian AWMM
  • 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
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Influenza and pneumonia AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 March 1919 AWMM
    [United Kingdom], Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Tidworth Military Cemetery, Wiltshire, England AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Ngaruawahia Town School - Roll of Honour 1914-1920 Public - Elli - Researcher - 9 August 2020 - Book: 'Ngaruawahia Primary, 125, 1869-1994' (History of Ngaruawahia Primary School, p28; published 1994)

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  • In memory of my great-grandfather, Gib Roper
    Public - Megan Anne - Direct descendant - 24 April 2020
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24 April 2020Megan AnneAucklandDirect descendant
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