GIBBS, William George
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Rank:
Gunner
Unit / Base:
11 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
879745
Born:
Sunday, September 22, 1918
Birthplace:
Everton, Liverpool
Died :
Monday, June 9, 1941
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
22
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Gunner William Gibbs was killed in action during operations at Litani River, Syria.
Son of Mr and Mrs Gibbs of Conway Street, Everton.
Extract from the Liverpool Evening Express
24 July 1941
"Gunner William George Gibbs, aged 22, RA, of 93 Conway Street, Everton, Liverpool 5, officially reported killed in action in the Middle East. He was an old boy of Netherfield Road School and a member of St Polycarp's Church Everton".
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/28.
RA Casualty Card.
Baptism Records / Archive Liverpool Record Office ref. 283-POL-2-3; Baptism 02 Oct 1918 at St Polycarp Church, Netherfield Road North, Everton.
Baptism Records / Archive Liverpool Record Office ref. 283-POL-2-3; Baptism 02 Oct 1918 at St Polycarp Church, Netherfield Road North, Everton.
Report in the Liverpool Echo 30 July 1941.
[Image] Report in the Liverpool Evening Express 24 July 1941.
Notes
Middle name shown on CWGC as Gore. However both newspaper reports show middle name as George, as does his his Baptism Record.
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