We remember William Beresford Gibbs

We remember William Beresford Gibbs

Timeline

Timeline

1881
birth Abingdon, Berkshire United Kingdom Source:7050965 1881
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8499963 9th May 1916
1916
dates Age 35 Source:7050965 3rd September 1916
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:7050965
awards Order of the Nile Other War Service Award Source:7050965
service British Army Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) Worcestershire Regiment Source:5316728
service British Army Lieutenant Colonel Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion Source:7050965
1916
death Source:7050965 3rd September 1916
burial Blighty Valley Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Authuille Wood, Somme France I. D 36. Source:7050965
sibling A J Gibbs Source:8499963

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Beresford
Initials WB
Last Name Gibbs
Source 8499963
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Worcestershire Regiment Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel)
British Army Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion Lieutenant Colonel
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Order of the Nile Other War Service Award
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
A K mother
Rev. W C Gibbs father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
A J Gibbs brother

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
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