James Gibson (footballer, born 1889)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Burton Gibson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 June 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 5 September 1915[2] | (aged 26)||
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
- ^ a b "James Burton Gibson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Gibson, James Burton – WW1 12/1957 – Army". Archives New Zealand. p. 7. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "James Burton Gibson". New Zealand War Graves Project. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- Lives of the First World War