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Pair: Sergeant William Gibson, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who was killed on the First Day of the Battle of Loos, 25 September 1915
India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (4441 Pte. W. Gibson 2nd Bn. K.O. Sco. Bord); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (4441 Serjt: J. Gibson. K.O. Sco: Bord:) very fine (2) £180-£220
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William Gibson was born at Lochgelly, Fife, and enlisted into the King’s Own Scottish Borderers on 13 February 1893. He served in the East Indies from 6 February 1895 to 3 February 1902, took part in the Relief of Chitral in 1895, and with the Tirah Expeditionary Force in 1897-98. He afterwards served in South Africa from 4 February to 1 September, 1902. He was recalled for service during the Great War and posted to the 6th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers. He landed in France on 28 July 1915, and was killed in action on 25 September 1915, the first day of the battle of Loos. He is commemorated by name on the Loos Memorial.
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