Gibson, James. | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia -Northumberland Fusiliers. Image kindly provided by Wartime Memories Project.

Name on Memorial:

Gibson, James.

Forename(s):

James

Surname:

Gibson

Date of Birth:

Wednesday, March 29, 1893

Date of Death:

Friday, March 29, 1918

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Service Number:

26190

Rank:

Lance Corporal

Service:

Army

Unit:

Northumberland Fusiliers, 1st Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

James was born in 1893 to James and Mary Gibson. He had two younger sisters, Emma Sarah Wilson Gibson and Winnifred Gibson.

He married Isabella May Gibson, who previously lived at 40 Albemarle Avenue, High West Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne.

James was announced missing near Wancourt on 8th March 1918. He was presumed dead in France and Flanders. His date of death is officially given as 29th March 1918 aged 25.

Addresses before and during the war

74 Norfolk Road, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne (place of residence as entered in the 1901 Census)

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

James is commemorated on the Arras Memorial in Pas De Calais, France.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Rosie Setford, Sam Wagner, Amy Shiel