Private 16384 Thomas Gibson
Regiment/Unit: Royal Dublin Fusiliers - 8th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 20/12/1915
Age at death: 30
Date of death: 12th of August 1917
(Sunday)
Born: Ballinasloe, Co Galway
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery - V. C. 4.
Family details:
Widow: Mary
Census details:
Not found before 1911.
1911 - Sees 28 years old 'Labourer' Thomas boarding at 203 College Street, St Helens with the Welch family.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/16384ThomasGibson.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/16384_Thomas_Gibson_zpsc0ad5ac8.png[/pic][caption]Ireland, Casualties of World War I[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/T_Gibson_Royal_Dubs_zps216257cf.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Thomas Gibson at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 1967