Military service
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Digital gallery of Captain Gilbert Donald McGibbon
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Memorial Doll
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 650 Captain Gilbert Donald McGibbon (RMC 1900) was the husband of Gladys M. McGibbon, of 232, Stanley Street, Montreal. He served with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment), 13th Bn. He died on 20 Apr 1916. He was buried in the Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery in Belgium. -
Plaque
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 650 Captain Gilbert Donald McGibbon (RMC 1900) was the husband of Gladys M. McGibbon, of 232, Stanley Street, Montreal. He served with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment), 13th Bn. He died on 20 Apr 1916. He was buried in the Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery in Belgium. -
Stained Glass Window
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 650 Captain Gilbert Donald McGibbon (RMC 1900) was the husband of Gladys M. McGibbon, of 232, Stanley Street, Montreal. He served with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment), 13th Bn. He died on 20 Apr 1916. He was buried in the Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery in Belgium. -
Cap Badge
650 Captain Gilbert Donald McGibbon (RMC 1900) was the husband of Gladys M. McGibbon, of 232, Stanley Street, Montreal. He served with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment), 13th Bn. He died on 20 Apr 1916. He was buried in the Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery in Belgium. -
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Cemetery
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Grave Marker
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Memorial
Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston -
Memorial
Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston -
Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper clipping from Daily Telegraph of April 26, 1916. Image taken from web address of http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12209241/Daily-Telegraph-April-26-1916.html -
Newspaper clipping
In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the London Free Press May 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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La Presse - April 24th 1916 -
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From the Montreal Star c.1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Captain Gilbert Donald McGibbon
Digital gallery of
Captain Gilbert Donald McGibbon
Digital gallery of
Captain Gilbert Donald McGibbon
Digital gallery of
Captain Gilbert Donald McGibbon
Digital gallery of
Captain Gilbert Donald McGibbon
VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium
VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 5 Km west of Ieper town centre, on the Hospitaalstraat, which is a road leading from the Poperingseweg. (Connecting Ieper to Poperinge). (* Vlamertinge is the modern spelling of Vlamertinghe)
From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then straight over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing.
On reaching the village of Vlamertinge the cemetery is located on the Hospitaalstraat, which is the second right turning after the village church. The VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY lies 50 metres along the Hospitaalstraat on the right hand side of the road.
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