Gibson, Howard Graeme
Major H. Graeme Gibson R.A.M.C., died at No. 3 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, of pneumonia following influenza, on February 12. He was the only son of Mr. A. S. Gibson of Newtown, Isle of Wight. He was educated at Felsted School, where he won Lord Rayleigh's prize for science. He matriculated at London University in 1902, and entered Guy's Hospital, where he took a keen interest in sport, playing full back for his hospital in the Rugby XV. He qualified as M.R.C.S. (England), L.R.C.P. (London) in 1907, and entered the R.A.M.C. in the same year. He served at Woolwich, Malta and in Ireland, and afterwards specialised in pathology. At the outbreak of war he was attached to the 12th Lancers, and went through the Mons retreat, being severely wounded at the first battle of Ypres. He then served in the Royal Army Medical College for two years, where he did valuable work, and was mentioned in dispatches. In November, 1917, he returned to France, and was again mentioned, and received his brevet majority on January 1, 1918. At the time of his death he was Assistant Adviser in Pathology, B.E.F., and contracted his last illness while engaged in his work of investigation. In 1911 he married Ethel Beatrice, elder daughter of Brigadier-General Winter, C.B., C.M.G., and leaves one child, a daughter born in April, 1915. The Times 24 Feb 1919
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Gibson |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Howard Graeme |
| Date of birth | 20 May 1883 |
| Place of birth | Woolwich |
| Family details | Son of Arthur Stanley and Mary Gibson of Elmsleigh, Barnstaple; husband of E. B. Gibson |
| Previous education | Felstead School |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1902-1907 |
| Dept / course | Conjoint Diploma |
| Qualifications | L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., January 1907 |
| Military unit | R.A.M.C. |
| Date enlisted | 1907 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 12 February 1919 |
| Age at death | 35 |
| Rank at death | Major |
| Place of death | No. 2. Stationary Hospital, Abbeville |
| Cause of death | Influenza |
| Burial place | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy's Hospital Memorial |
| Sources | Guy's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; The Times |