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Location
In the Church of the Holy Spirit, Newtown, Isle of Wight Description The altar rails in the church were given in memory of Howard Graeme Gibson, and the gift is marked by a small brass plaque near the altar rail. |
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Memorial
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Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF HOWARD GRAEME GIBSON, MAJOR, R.A.M.C. WHO DIED AT ABBEVILLE, FRANCE ON THE 18TH FEBRUARY 1919 THESE ALTAR RAILS WERE THE GIFT OF HIS WIFE Further information From CWGC record : Son of Arthur Stanley Gibson and Mary Gibson (née Hawkins); husband of E. B. Gibson. Born : 20 May 1883, Woolwich, Kent. Married : Jun 1911 qtr, Evelyn Blanche Provis, Woolwich, Kent. CWGC record ... Howard Graeme Gibson is also commemorated on his mother's headstone in Newtown churchyard, although the inscription is obscured by vegetation and is difficult to read.
In Loving Memory
of MARY Wife of Arthur B Gibson Born 15th November 1857 Died 24th June 1914 Also of her only and beloved son Howard Graeme Gibson, Major, R.A.M.C. Howard Gibson attended Felsted School, in Dunmow, Essex, from 1897 - 1901. A comprehensive biography, including school photographs, of him has been compiled by the Archivist of Felsted School, which can be viewed using this link Felsted School War data and then entering the surname GIBSON in the search box. Additional information about Howard Gibson is used with permission from the Felsted School Archivist, Jules Wallis (June 2015). H G Gibson from RAMC in WW I website (gives photograph) |
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