Alfred Duncan “Buster” Gibb
Sergeant · NZ #1373 · R Patrol · MID
| Rank | Sergeant |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #1373 |
| Patrol | R Patrol |
| Regiment | 2nd NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment |
| Known as | “Buster” |
| Honours | MID |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C136109 |
What this roll records
Full name Alfred Duncan. Bridgeman in civilian life. Embarked/served with 2nd Divisional Cavalry Regiment. Known as Buster from infancy; joined the LRDG (as LRP) in June 1940 until late 1941. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Patrol R: named as an R Patrol member in Brendan O'Carroll, "The Long Range Desert Group in North Africa".
On original LRP Roll (5 Dec 1940): R — Tp Ldr R Patrol; returned unit; commissioned. Source: LRP Roll (Original LRP Nominal Roll as at 5 Dec 1940, Capt L H Browne).
Cenotaph record linked. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
On the R Patrol Nominal Roll, 31 March 1941: Sergeant Gibb A.D., 1373. Source: Brendan O'Carroll, 'R Patrol, Long Range Desert Group' (R Patrol Nominal Roll, 31 March 1941).
Signed 'W & R / 1373 / LRP' at the Picton LRDG reunion, Apr 2001: served in W and R Patrols, an original Long Range Patrol (LRP) member (signed copy of 'Kiwi Scorpions').
Bridgeman in civilian life. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- LRDG Nominal Roll, 28 Dec 1940 – Jan 1941 (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 1 (Embarkations to 31 Mar 1940). Also cited: Family records and official MiD citation (24 Jun 1943) held by son Dennis.
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