Philip Gibbs
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 27279
Parents: Edward and Lydia Gibbs
Home address: West Street, Oldland Common, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Paper Cutter
Date of birth: 1887
Place of birth: Oldland Common, Bristol
Date of death: 02/10/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Struma Military Cemetery, Kalokastro Greece. Not commemorated on a local memorial.
Age: 29
Further information:
Philip was born at Oldland Common, the son of a labourer and the second youngest of five children with one sister and three brothers.
Philip's battalion (the 2nd Glosters) was deployed to the Western Front in December 1914 and a year later they were sent to Salonika. Philip was killed in action fighting on the Macedonian Front and the cemetery where he is buried, was established in Autumn 1916 for the 40th Casualty Clearing Station where Philip would have been taken when he fell.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
Some information supplied by Kingswood Heritage Museum