Stephen Gibbons

Remembered with Honour on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.1915 Star, British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal.

Stephen Gibbons.

Personal Details:

Born in Malpas in 1878.

Third son of Stephen and Catherine Gibbons of Malpas.

The 1911 Census records Stephen as a domestic groom living at The Beeches, Overton, Malpas.

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Military Details:

Regiment:           16th (The Queen’s) Lancers, Household Cavalry.

Rank:                 Private.

Serial Number:   10976.

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Record of Death:

Killed in action in France on 23rd March 1918. Aged 40.

Commemorated on Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 5.

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Medals and Awards:

Stephen was awarded the Campaign Medals (1915 Star, British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal).

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Further Information:

Stephen and Catherine Gibbons had eight children in total.