Samuel William Gilbert

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 27 April 1885, Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand
  • Died 5 June 1917, in action, Belgium
  • Killed In Action 5 June 1917, in action, Belgium
  • Last rank Private
  • Service number 17067
  • Served In New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 16th Reinforcements, Specialist Machine-Gun Section
  • Next of Kin Mrs Sarah Gilbert (wife), Te Kiri, Taranaki
  • Pre-war occupation Farmer and Labourer, H Crawford, Te Kiri, Taranaki
  • ReligionChurch of England (Anglican)
  • Enlisted3 April 1916, Trentham
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 61 Aparima, departed 19 August 1916, Wellington, disembarked 24 October 1916, Devonport, England
  • Theatres of operationWestern European 1916-1917
  • BuriedTrois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France. Grave reference I.Q.5.
  • AwardedBritish War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

Medals sent to Mrs Sarah Gilbert.