Arthur Gibbons

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
452432
Unit at enlistment: 
58th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
September 15th, 1916
Cemetery: 
Vimy Memorial - Pas de Calais, France
Commemorated at: 
Sacred Heart Church (Paris), Paris Roman Catholic Cemetery Memorial Pillar, Penmans Ltd. Honour Roll
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Lincolnshire
Birth city: 
Skendleby
Address at enlistment: 
Paris, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
Paris, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Labourer
Employer: 
Penmans No. 1 Mill
Religious denominations: 
Roman Catholic
Marital status: 
Married
Age at enlistment: 
24

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Attack on Sugar Factory, Courcelette.

BC December 16, 1916

Arthur Gibbons Killed in Action

On Monday word was received by Mr. J. Gibbons, West River Street, that his son, Pte. Arthur Gibbons had been killed in action on Sept. 15, 1916. He was born at Skendleby, England, and came to Paris five years ago. He first enlisted in the 58th Batt., and later was drafted into the 38th Batt., leaving for England upwards of a year ago. There he was transferred to the 20th Batt., and went over to France last Jan. as one of a machine gun section. His wife and one child, as also his mother, left for England last month, where the late Pte. Gibbons was to have met them later. His sister and second daughter left here for the old land later. Deceased was a member of the church of the Sacred Heart. His twin brother, Private Alfred Gibbons is at present with the 125th Batt., at Bramshott Camp, England. The bereaved ones will have the sympathy of the community in their trouble.