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Frederick William Gibson
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 12/04/1891 |
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Place of birth: Flesherton, Grey County, Ontario, Canada |
General information
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Last known residence: 211 Brock Street, Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
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Profession: Farmer |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 198793 |
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Enlistment date: 17/06/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 28th Bn. (North West) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 07/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Mosselmarkt, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 26 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 28 A |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 4
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Last known residence | ||
| #3 | Enlistment place | ||
| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action."
Sources 6
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Census of Canada, 1901 (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG31-C-1, T20326-T20460). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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Census of Canada, 1911, (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG31-C-1, T6428-T6556). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG150, 1992-93/314,145-238). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: the Day-by-Day Account. (Londen: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018), 160-161. Sources used |
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, box3499A-60). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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War diaries: 28th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4935, T10716-10740,425,part2). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1592432 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=33a622fb-72cf-450a-add9-792525f35f26 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1592432 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5891022 |