British Army Veterinary Corps
Davis William Thomas GIBSON
Sergeant
Died 31 March 1916 · Aged 32
His story
Davis William Thomas Gibson was a farm worker in Thornley, Yorkshire. His wife, Mable Ann, was his next of kin.
An Army Veterinary Corps sergeant, he was attached to the 20th Divisional Ammunition Column. His medal record gives 31 May 1915 as his first qualifying service in France.
He died on 31 March 1916 at the age of 32. He is buried at Longuenesse Souvenir.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Farm Worker
- Residence recorded
- Thornley
- Family
- Mable Ann Gibson - wife
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- SE/7706
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Other regiment or formation
- Royal Field Artillery
- Unit
- 20th Div. Ammunition Col
- Attachment
- 20th Divisional Ammunition Column (attached)
- Theatre of war
- France, 31 May 1915
Medals and commemoration
- 1914–15 Star
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 31 March 1916
- Age
- 32
- Place of death
- France
- Recorded cause
- Meningitis
- Cemetery or memorial
- Longuenesse Souvenir
- Grave reference
- II. B. 50.
Connected men
- Charles Herbert LESTERAlso buried at Longuenesse Souvenir
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 75
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Davis William Thomas Gibson”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/gibson-davis-william-thomas-se-7706/.
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