English Māori David John Gibbs Born 1 May 1883 - Died 28 July 1946 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 4/01 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankInter War Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Engineers, 3rd Field Company AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Major David John Gibbs. Image sourced from Imperial War Museums' 'Bond of Sacrifice' col … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesDavid John AWMM SurnameGibbs AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 4/01 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1 May 1883 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 5 August 1914 AWMM 16 Turnbull Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationJ. Gibbs, 16 Turnbull Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 15 August 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 4/01 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM DSO: London Gazette, 1 January 1918. Citation: "For distinguished service in the field [in France and Flanders]." AWMM 1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal with oak leaf AWMM Volunteer Officer's Decoration (VD) AWMM Colonial Auxiliary Forces Decoration AWMM Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal AWMM New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal AWMM New Zealand Volunteer Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 5 August 1914 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 HMNZT 1 or HMNZT 2 AWMM Vessel was Moeraki or Monowai AWMM Captain/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Engineers AWMM Samoan Advance Party AWMM WW1 from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 24 or HMNZT 25 or HMNZT 26 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankInter War 27 June 1919 AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Engineers, 3rd Field Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › OC (Officer Commanding) with Engineers, Samoa.OC 3 Field Engineers, France, 1 March 1916.Lt Colonel and Commander of New Zealand Engineers, 1924-28.Retired 22 September 1939. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death28 July 1946 AWMM Age 63 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand 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 nameWellington Harbour Great Wars Honours Board, Wellington AWMM Roll of Honour Remember David John Gibbs by laying a poppy. Darcy Campbell Gibbs David Gibbs David John Gibbs David Waterfield Gibbs David Waterfield Gibbs Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of David John Gibbs Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Tahitian tatler : the unofficial organ of that portion of the Fifth… Library / Pictorial › publication Bombay D526.2 TAH The Tahitian tatler : the unofficial organ of that portion of the Fifth… Library / Pictorial › publication Bombay D526.2 TAH Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=16785399 Further Reference Wikidata Entity http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25238693 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 260 AWMM Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM 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
