Regimental number | 622 |
Place of birth | Timaru, New Zealand |
School | Timaru Main and Timaru Boys' High School, New Zealand |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 116 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Margaret Gabites, North Street, Timaru, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Served for 3.6 years in the Timaru City Rifles and New Zealand Territorial Force; left the district. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 S.S. Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 56 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 8/381 Ernest Mitchell GABITES, Otago Infantry Regiment, NZEF; 6/3215 Harold Sherbrooke GABITES; 2/1778 Vernon Edward GABITES, New Zealand Field Artillery, NZEF |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli Campaign, 2 March 1915. Reported missing, Gaba Tepe, 28 June 1915. Court of Inquiry, held in the field, France, 5 June 1916, declared fate to be 'Killed in action, 28 June 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as GABITIES. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GABITES Eric Briggs |