Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 5939624

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3500 - 8

Title: Canadian Attestation Papers

Description: At the time of their enrollment in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Officer’s completed a Declaration Paper, volunteers a two sided Attestation Paper and conscripts a single sided Enlistment form. They each contain brief details about the individual. Images supplied by Libraries and Archives Canada. This source was connected by Imperial War Museums.

UPP: GBM/CAN-ATT/415632

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

Source information

ID: 7204559

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

Connected by: Imperial1

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/268901

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Source information

ID: 8763617

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: BMD/D/1917/4/AZ/000327/056

Additional: First name George last name Gibson. Birth year 1889 age 28 Died 1917 in Quarter 4. District Bromley County Kent Volume 2A page 692This information is consistent with the information for George Gibson

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8763645

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: BMD/B/1889/1/AZ/000211/229

Additional: This record matches the name of George Gibson and is consistent with the information in the CWGC record of 23/10/ 1917 which says that his parents were James Alexander and Fanny Gibson of 3, Ilfracoombe Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex,

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8763658

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: GBC/1891/0009998553

Additional: George Gibson aged two with his parents James and Fanny Gibson suggesting by the ditto marks on the digital copy of the Census form that he was born in Essex United Kingdom in 1889.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8764570

Name: Gibson, George

Title: Soldiers of the First World War - Collections Canada

Description: Full service record for George Gibson.

Connected by: Kristen1288

URL: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B3500-S008
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Additional: Matches attestation.

Source information

ID: 8769152

Title: Certified Copy of an entry of Birth

Description: Copy of Birth Certificate for George Gibson

Connected by: Jonathan101862

Additional: The name on the image is George Gibson and the copy of the Birth Certificate came from the General Registry Office Southport.

Source information

ID: 8869320

Title: Canadian Corner

Description: The CWGC Grave of Private George Gibson

Connected by: Jonathan101862

Source information

ID: 9097579

Title: Canadian Corner

Description: 148282 Private G Gibson

Connected by: Jonathan101862

Additional: Photographed 21/10/2016

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