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Military service
Service number:
193522
Age:
25
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
13th Bn.
Birth:
June 17, 1892
Death:
April 26, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XXXII. E. 2A.
Additional information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gibbs, of Bayswater, London, England. Husband of Elizabeth Gibbs, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private George Henry Gibbs
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Memorial
Borden Co. -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Photo of George Henry Gibbs
Photo of George Henry Gibbs taken just before shipping out from Canada. -
Borden Dairy War Memorial
City Dairy Co. Ltd. War Memorial, Niagara Street, Toronto, Ontario. The first World War names listed were employed by the City Dairy Co. Ltd. This dairy was acquired by the Borden Company after the war. World War Two names for Borden Company employees were added at a later date. Donated by the Borden Company to the Canadian Corps Association and moved to 201 Niagara Street. -
Badge
Cap Badge 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Gibbs enlisted with the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 13th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Gibbs enlisted with the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 13th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Gibbs enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was transferred to the 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada) as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V.Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Grave marker
Grave Marker. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram May 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private George Henry Gibbs
Digital gallery of
Private George Henry Gibbs
Digital gallery of
Private George Henry Gibbs
Digital gallery of
Private George Henry Gibbs
Digital gallery of
Private George Henry Gibbs
Digital gallery of
Private George Henry Gibbs
Digital gallery of
Private George Henry Gibbs
Digital gallery of
Private George Henry Gibbs
Digital gallery of
Private George Henry Gibbs
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 414 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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