Private, Richard Gibson

Private Richard Gibson, 12th ( Service ) Battalion, Royal Scots. He was killed in action in France , aged 30, during the Battle of Arras on 3rd May 1917 and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. He had been born in Coldingham, and was the son of Richard and the late Annie Gibson and he had been employed at Middlethird, Gordon before enlisting in Linlithgow. He fell in an attack near the village of Monchy which enabled a cut off section of 50 men of the 6th Kings Own Scottish Borderers to return to British lines. Casualties were heavy at 124 All Ranks. This was the last large scale action in the battle.  The photographs show troops during the Battle.