James Gibson (footballer, born 1889)

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James Gibson
Personal information
Full name James Burton Gibson[1]
Date of birth 24 June 1889
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Date of death 5 September 1915(1915-09-05) (aged 26)[2]
Place of death HMHS Salta, off Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s)
Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St Andrews University
1912–1913 Raith Rovers 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Burton Gibson (24 June 1889 – 5 September 1915) was a Scottish professional

half back.[4]

Personal life

Gibson was educated at the

Lone Pine Memorial and was posthumously awarded the 1914–15 Star,[2] the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "James Burton Gibson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Gibson, James Burton – WW1 12/1957 – Army". Archives New Zealand. p. 7. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "James Burton Gibson". New Zealand War Graves Project. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. Lives of the First World War