W E H – Gibson – North Eastern Railway – Private – 13/07/1916
Title
W E H – Gibson – North Eastern Railway – Private – 13/07/1916
Initials / forenames
W E H
Surname
Gibson
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 2nd Battalion, C Company
Military rank
Private
Military number
6508
Railway department
Passenger Department, Crook
Railway job
Clerk
Date died
13/07/1916
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine October 1916, pg 230.
Memorial
Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery
Notes
Aged 22, son of the late William Edward Henry and Hannah Gibson of Raby Cross, Bishop Auckland. He worked for the North Eastern Railway from 1908, up until he enlisted. Gibson died after he contracted malaria. The North Eastern Railway Magazine notes that Gibson fought with the Dragoon Guards, unlike the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website that stated he fought with the East Kent Regiment.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
20/06/2016
Last updated
20/06/2016
Citation
“W E H – Gibson – North Eastern Railway – Private – 13/07/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/55673.