BORN HULL 1898. SON OF WILLIAM & BRIDGET GIBBINS, OF 67 VICTOR STREET, 1 CARLTON AVENUE, VICTOR STREET (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 17 EDWARDS PLACE, BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL. ONE OF TEN CHILDREN.
HE ENLISTED AGED ONLY 16. SERVED WITH THE 11TH ESSEX REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 01/06/1918, AGD 20.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 18/06/1918. *
HIS BROTHER, WILLIAM GIBBINS WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY WITH WAR WOUNDS. ANOTHER BROTHER, PRIVATE HERBERT GIBBINS WAS LYING INJURED IN BIRMINGHAM WAR HOSPITAL. TWO MORE BROTHERS, SERVED IN THE NAVY AND TWO BROTHER IN LAWS WERE IN THE ARMY.
| Name | Richard Gibbins |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Sculcoates, Hull |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 1 Jun 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Essex Regiment |
| Battalion | 11th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 41746 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 966, East Yorks Regt. |
First name:
RICHARD
Regiment:
Military Number:
41746
Rank:
Private
Date Died
01/06/1918
Place died:
Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
20
1 CARLTON AVENUE, VICTOR STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
