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Military service
Service number:
805057
Age:
38
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Division:
2nd Bn.
Birth:
December 12, 1878
Death:
May 6, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. D. 5.
Additional information
Son of Agnes Gibbs, of Oshawa, and Richard Gibbs; husband of Irene Phelps (formerly Gibbs), of Oshawa, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Richard James Gibbs
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Mémorial de guerre d'Oshawa
The Oshawa Ontario War Memorial (1924) was named "The Garden of the Unforgotten". This elaborate memorial was set with stones from each Great War Allied Nation and from the battlefields where Canadians fought. A pair of electric torches were to remain burning, and a copper time capsule box with artifacts from 1924 was buried under the memorial. In 2002, the Memorial Park was redeveloped and today the park incorporates beautiful gardens. A plaque explaining the redevelopment states: "Memorial Park is regarded as hallowed ground for quiet meditation, the enjoyment of music, and especially for honouring our men and women who served in armed conflicts". -
Plaque
This memorial is located in Oshawa, Ontario. -
Photo de Richard James Gibbs
In memory of the fathers, husbands and sons of the Oshawa Branch of the Silver Cross Women of Canada. From their book titled Book of Remembrance which is held at the Oshawa Public Library. -
Pierre Tombale
Grave Marker - Lapugnoy Military Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Richard James Gibbs
Digital gallery of
Private Richard James Gibbs
Digital gallery of
Private Richard James Gibbs
Digital gallery of
Private Richard James Gibbs
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 243 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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