James Gibson (footballer, born 1889)

James Burton Gibson (24 June 1889 – 5 September 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers as a half back.[4]

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

Personal life

Gibson was educated at the University of St Andrews, where he played for the football team and graduated with an M.A.[4][5] Prior to the First World War, he emigrated to New Zealand and became a teacher at Napier Boys' High School.[4] On 18 January 1915, six months after the outbreak of the First World War, Gibson enlisted as a private in the Auckland Infantry Battalion of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.[3][4][6] On 4 September 1915, whilst fighting in the Gallipoli campaign, Gibson was wounded in the ribs and chest by shrapnel and was evacuated to the hospital ship HMHS Salta.[1] He died of wounds the following day and was buried at sea on 6 September.[3][4] He is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial and was posthumously awarded the 1914–15 Star,[2] the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.[3]

References
  1. "James Burton Gibson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. "Gibson, James Burton – WW1 12/1957 – Army". Archives New Zealand. p. 7. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. "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. James Gibson on Lives of the First World War


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