Gilbert Matthew Gardner

M, b. 31 May 1884, d. 9 August 1916
FatherRobert Gardner b. 9 Jan 1842, d. 29 May 1919
MotherKezia Mary Bell b. 8 Jul 1849, d. 8 Aug 1940
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of David Gardner Crouch
ChartsDescendants of Matthew Gardner and Margaret Martin
Birth*Gilbert Matthew Gardner was born on 31 May 1884 at Woolcombe Street, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.1  
(Witness) MarriageHe witnessed the marriage of Charles Aleck Natusch and Georgina Isabel Gardner on 19 May 1914 at 315 Main Street East, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.2 
(Witness) PhotoGilbert Matthew Gardner along with his brothers Robert Clifford Gardner, Douglas Herbert Gardner, John Elliot Lindsay Gardner, Duncan Eric Gardner and Arthur Oswald Gardner were in this photograph taken before 1915 at Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.3
Occupation*Gilbert Matthew Gardner was a stock agent before 1915 at Turakina, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.4 
Death*Lance Corporal Gilbert Matthew Gardner of the Wellington Mounted Rifles (11/879) was killed in action on 9 August 1916 at Egypt at age 32.4
Burial*He is buried in an unknown gravesite but a memorial is located at Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Qantara el Sharqiya, Egypt.
Last Edited3 Jan 2011

Citations

  1. [S411] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, birth certificate 1884016997 (1884), Gilbert Matthew Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  2. [S420] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, marriage certificate 1914002887 (1914), Charles Aleck Natusch-Georgina Isabel Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  3. [S488] Robert & Kezia Mary Gardner sons, ca. 1915, privately held by Jan Natusch, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Auckland, New Zealand, 2011. The original photograph is owned by Jan Natusch's father, David Gardner Natusch. This scan was made from a copy owned by Jan Natusch.
  4. [S473] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, Register of Deaths Out of New Zealand of Members of Expeditionary Forces and Others 1918028036 (1918), Gilbert Matthew Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.