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Jul 22, 1884
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Born in Ayrshire, Scotland to
Alexander and Mary (nee Bole) Gibson
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59362 (temporary number 1055)
Ø Next of kin given as Mary Gibson, mother, Craig
Farm, Whiteham, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Ø Previous occupation given as Dairy Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to the Depot Company
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Jan 4, 1915
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Married to Annie Elizabeth
Watts in Cobourg, Ontario
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to “B” Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Sep 20, 1915
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Sentenced to 28 days Field
Punishment No. 1 for being drunk and damaging government property and
battalion records
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Oct 14, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 1 Canadian
General Hospital in Etaples, France with a diagnosis that reads Debility
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Oct 18, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 24
General Hospital in Etaples, and the diagnosis was changed to read Dysentery
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Nov 1, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Stad Antwerpen
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the 1st Eastern General Hospital in Cambridge and the
diagnosis was changed to read Gastro Enteritis
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 16, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jan 10, 1917
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Reported to the Canadian
Casualty Assembly Centre in Hastings
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Jan 11, 1917
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Attached to the CCD (Canadian
Command Depot) for physical training at St. Leonard’s Hospital
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Mar 8, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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May 17, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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May 18, 1917
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 237
reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 4, 1917
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After leaving the base depot
he joined the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin
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Jun 12, 1917
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After leaving the entrenching
battalion Private Gibson rejoined the 21st Battalion resting in
the town of Coupigny, France
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Aug 17, 1917
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During fierce fighting at Hill
70 near Lens, France, Private Gibson was buried by the explosion of a shell
and dug out by his comrades. He had
received a shrapnel wound to his right arm and was evacuated to a field
ambulance for first aid before being transported to the No. 23 CCS (Casualty
Clearing Station)
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Aug 18, 1917
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Transported via the No. 36 AT
(Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 56 General Hospital in Etaples
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Aug 30, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Stad Antwerpen
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Kitchener Military Hospital in Brighton
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 6, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Oct 29, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and
transferred to the 3rd Canadian Command Depot
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Nov 18, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Mar 18, 1918
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Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot and remained attached to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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May 25, 1918
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Sentenced to 28 days detention
and forfeited 28 days pay for being drunk
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May 31, 1918
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Proceeded to the Wandsworth
Prison as an inmate
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Jun 17, 1918
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Released from prison and
rejoined the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot
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Jul 10, 1918
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Transferred to the CAMC
(Canadian Army Medical Corps) Reserve Depot in Shorncliffe
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Jul 18, 1918
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Transferred to the Granville
Canadian Special Hospital in Buxton for duty
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Nov 16, 1918
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Forfeited total of 10 days pay
for being absent for 2 days
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Feb 1, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian
Army Medical Corps Casualty Company in Shorncliffe
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Feb 14, 1919
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Transferred to the Military
District No. 3 in Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Feb 25, 1919
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Embarked the SS Megantic in
Liverpool
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Mar 5, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Mar 9, 1919
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Granted leave until March 22,
1919
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Mar 28, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 91212
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 59 James St., Cobourg, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box
843, 26 John St., Cobourg, Ontario
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Jan 25, 1954
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Samuel Gibson died in Cobourg,
Ontario and was buried in the St. Peter’s Cemetery there
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