| Born |
September 18, 1894
|
| Died |
September 20, 1918, Age 24
|
| Force |
Army
|
| Division |
176th Siege Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery
|
| Home Address |
55 Highland Avenue
[Map]
|
Franklin Gibson, his parents’ only son, was born in Toronto and attended Queen Victoria Public School, Rosedale Public School, and Upper Canada College before entering UTS in 1910. After graduating in 1913, he studied Applied Science at the University of Toronto, where he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. On his Officers’ Declaration Paper, he listed his profession as “Architect.” He obtained his commission with the Royal Grenadiers in 1915 and was later transferred to Mechanical Transport. He went overseas in January 1916, arriving in France that May. He served with both the Canadian and the British army, first with the 3rd Canadian Divisional Supply Column until October 1917 and then with the 176th Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery until his death in September 1918. His service took him along nearly the whole length of the Western Front. In January 1918 he was sent to Italy as Brigade Signalling Office. While in Genoa he contracted dysentery and was sent to England to convalesce. When he arrived in London, he sent his parents a telegram to let them know that he was feeling “much better,” but he suffered a relapse and died at London Military Hospital a few days later. He is buried in Bearwood (Saint Catherine) Churchyard in Wokingham, England.
Attestation Papers
Commemoration
Back to Top
