BORN MOSTON, MANCHESTER, 02/07/1899. SON OF ARTHUR GIBSON & ANNIE LOUISA HARRIS, OF MARLBOROUGH TERRACE, HULL AND 52, ALBANY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A BEERHOUSE KEEPER. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND ONE SISTER. HE WAS EMPLOYED AT BLUNDELL’S PAINT WORKS.
ENLISTED HULL. FORMERLY, CADET, 71983, 87TH TRAINING BATTALION. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/5TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN CTION, ON 27/05/1918, AGED 18. COMMEMORATED ON THE SOISSONS MEMORIAL, FRANCE.
| Name | Thomas Leonard Gibson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Manchester |
| Death Date | 27 May 1918 |
| Death Place | Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) |
| Battalion | 5th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 43609 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 71983, 87Th T.R. Battn. |
First name:
THOMAS LEONARD
Military Number:
43609
Rank:
Private
Date Died
27/05/1918
Place died:
Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France
Age:
18
52 , ALBANY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
