The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private F Gibson

Photograph by "John Sutherland"

Private Frederick GIBSON, G/12209, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, 21 Field Ambulance, Flanders France, 4th October 1917.

Born Sevenoaks, Kent, son of Edward Joshua & Elizabeth Gibson, 21 Gordon Road, Sevenoaks, Kent.

1911 Census - 21 Gordon Road, Sevenoaks, Kent - Edward Gibson, head, age 54, married, butcher & poulterer, worker, born Harlesden, Middlesex; Elizabeth Gibson, wife, age 55, married 28 years, 7 children, 4 still living, born New Romney, Kent; Frederick Gibson, son, age 20, single, fishmongers assistant, born Sevenoaks, Kent; Ella Gibson, daughter, age 16, single, domestic servant, born Sevenoaks, Kent; Sydney Ellis, stepson, age 32, labourer, born Gipsy Hill Norwood

Enlisted Sevenoaks, Kent, age 24 years & 10 months, height 5ft 4½ inches, weight 133lbs. Formerly laundry carman.

Home 8th December 1915 to 21st July 1916; BEF 22nd July 1916 to 13th September 1916; Home 14th September 1916 to 7th December 1916; BEF 8th December 1916 to 4th October 1917.

8th December 1915, enlisted; 8th December 1915, to Army Reserve; 11th February 1916, mobilized & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 11th February 1916, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 22nd July 1916, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 22nd July 1916, embarked; 23rd July 1916, disembarked; 1st August 1916, joined Battalion, "D" Company; 9th September 1916, 14 Casualty Clearing Station, JCT right knee; 14th September 1916, 11 Stationary Hospital; 14th September 1916, to England; 14th September 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 21st September 1916 to 14th October 1916, Hospital; 25th October 1916, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 8th December 1916, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 8th December 1916, disembarked; 31st December 1916, joined Battalion, "A" Company; 11th June 1917, 6 Field Ambulance, JCT left leg; 11th June 1917, 30 Casualty Clearing Station, impetigo; 28th June 1917, rejoined Battalion; 4th October 1917, wounded in action.

1st September 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Edward Joshua Gibson, 21 Gordon Road, Sevenoaks, Kent; Mother, Elizabeth Gibson, 21 Gordon Road, Sevenoaks, Kent; Brother - Sidney John Gibson, age 39, 21 Gordon Road, Sevenoaks, Kent; Sisters - Elsie Hettie Gibson, age 31, Paydene?, Pinfold? Road, Clacton on Sea; Ella?Gibson, age 26?, 21 Gordon Road, Sevenoaks, Kent.

Buried at Menin Road South Military Cemetery, II. L. 4., Belgium. Commemorated Sevenoaks War Memorial.

This page was last updated on 23-Nov-2021.