William "Murray" Gibson

1880 - 1917  (37 years)

• Name	William "Murray" Gibson
  Nickname	Murray
  Birth	5 Oct 1880	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1881	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census-Household Member	1891	Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  		1891 Census Bathurst William Murray Gibson pt1
  		1891 Census Bathurst William Murray Gibson pt 2
  Travel	18 Aug 1897	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Excursion to the Northwest
  	Thirty-two tickets were sold at the Perth station for the excursion to the Northwest on Wednesday. Among those who went were Messrs. T.A. Baird, Perth; Thomas, Scott, Samuel (son of John, brother of William Murray) and Murray Gibson, Bathurst; Thomas Kean, North Burgess; Wm. Hughes, Bathurst, Duncan McNaughton and Mr. Frizell. Mr. Scott has a farm near Carnduff, Assa., and he has gone to take off the crop. Mr. William Orr, late of Port Elmsley, expects to take 7,000 bushels of wheat off his farm in Manitoba. The Perth Courier Perth, Ontario, Canada Friday, August 20, 1897
  Census-Household Member	1906	Strathcona, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   [3]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  		1906 Census Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Strathcona AB William Murray Gibson
  Residence-Occupant	1906	Strathcona, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   [3]
  	15-40-27-W4
  	Role: Occupant
  Census	1911	Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  		1911 Census Red Deer AB Murray W Gibson
  Location	1911	Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada
  	NW 1/2 15-40-27-W4 (Medicine Hat District)
  	ALBERTA: Medicine Hat District (no. 4), sub-districts 71-78 -- Red Deer District (no. 5), sub-districts 1-78 (no. 79 not used) (LAC film no. T-20330) Image 403
  Residence	1911	Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada
  	adjacent to father's location
  Census-Household Member	1916	Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  	Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
  	Role: Household Member
  		1916 Census of Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Red Deer AB William Murray Gibson
  FamilySearch ID	GQKZ-54P
  Residence-Occupant	1916	Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  	40-27-W4-6
  	Role: Occupant
  Occupation	Between Jul and Aug 1898	North West Teritories (Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta), Canada
  	freighter
  	see stories
  _UID	3CC42630589C4C0181895B442ECC4B870C0B
  Death	11 Nov 1917	Passchendaele (Passendale), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  	10th Battalion, Acting Corporal, Service # 803076 "Killed in Action" 11 Nov 1917 While with his Battalion in the attack on Passchendaele Ridge, he wa hit by enemy shell fire, death being instantaneous. Awarded the Military Medal, 14 Jan 1918. The medals were sent to Miss Mary A. Gibson, Box 327, Lacombe, Alta. He was awarded the Memorial Cross with was sent to his mother Mrs. Jessie (Miller) Gibson.
  Burial	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  	Buried in field near Bellevue Cbur, Bellevue (small village near Passchendaele, Belgium) The Menin Gate commemorates 6,928 Canadians who died in Flanders during WWI. They have no known grave, were not recovered or could not be positively identified. The Passchendaele Museum gives them a place in the landscape. Second Battle of Passchendaele - Part of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War The Second Battle of Passchendaele was the culminating attack during the Third Battle of Ypres of the First World War. The battle took place in the Ypres Salient area of the Western Front, in and around the Belgian village of Passchendaele, between 26 October and 10 November 1917. The Canadian Corps relieved the exhausted II Anzac Corps, continuing the advance started with the First Battle of Passchendaele and ultimately capturing the village. Beyond gaining favourable observation positions, the battle was intended to gain drier winter positions on higher ground. Date     26 October ? 10 November 1917 Location: Passchendaele (Passendale), Belgium 50?54'1"N 3?1'16"E Belligerents:  British Empire Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, German Empire Commanders and leaders: Herbert Plumer, Hubert Gough, Arthur Currie, Fran?cois Anthoine, Louis Ruquoy, Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin Strength: 4 Canadian divisions 6 British divisions 1 Australian division 2 French divisions 1 Belgian division 6 divisions Casualties and losses 15,654 Canadian c.  15,000 other 21?31 October: 20,500 1?10 November: 9,500 German casualties from 11 November ? 31 December: 15,000 vte Western Front 1914 Invasion of Belgium Li?egeDinantNamurFrontiers LorraineArdennesCharleroiMonsTrou?ee de CharmesGreat Retreat Le Cateau?Etreux1st St. QuentinMaubeugeGrand Couronn?e1st Marne1st AisneAntwerpRace to the Sea Yser1st YpresWinter actions1st Artois 1915 1st ChampagneHartmannswillerkopfNeuve Chapelle2nd Ypres2nd Artois H?ebuterne2nd ChampagneLoos3rd ArtoisGas: Wieltje 1916 The BluffHohenzollern RedoubtSt EloiHulluchWulverghemKink SalientVimy Ridge 1916Mont SorrelVerdunBoar's Head1st SommeFromelles 1917 AncreAlberichNivelle offensive ArrasVimy2nd Aisne3rd ChampagneMessines3rd YpresLa MalmaisonCambrai 1918 German spring offensive Michael4th Ypres3rd AisneBelleau Wood2nd MarneSoissonsAmiensAilette2nd SommeSaint-MihielSt Quentin CanalMeuse-Argonne5th Ypres2nd CambraiCourtraiSambreLys and Escaut Associated articles 1914 Christmas truceFrench Army mutiniesWestern Front tactics, 1917 vte Flanders Offensive 1917 Messines Capture of Wytschaete Battles of Ypres, 1917 Pilckem Ridge WesthoekLangemarck 19 August22 AugustGheluvelt PlateauMenin Road 25 SeptemberPolygon Wood 30 September ? 4 OctoberBroodseindePoelcappelle1st Passchendaele 22 October2nd Passchendaele 1/2 DecemberPolderhoek Spur Associated articles Ypres SalientHooge in World War IWurst FarmCeltic WoodMessines minesOperation HushNieuport, 10?11 JulyTactics, 1917The Menin Road (painting) The assault position was directly south of the boundary between the British Fifth and Second Armies. The Canadian Corps was to attack with support of formations from the British Fifth Army to the north and the I Anzac Corps and X Corps to the south. The offensive was executed in a series of attacks with limited objectives, delivered at intervals of three or more days. The dates of the phases were tentatively given as 26 October, 30 October and 6 November with a final smaller action on 10 November. To permit time for divisional reliefs, there was a seven-day pause planned between the second and third stages, during which the Second Army took over the XVIII Corps area, north of the Canadian Corps, from the Fifth Army with the II Corps on 2 November, to assure unity of command over the central part of the attack front. Final attack A final action to gain a nearby crossroad and the remaining high ground north of the village near Hill 52 was set for 10 November. The road junction was 1,000 yd (910 m) north of Passchendaele along the Westrozebeke road. Hill 52, the highest point on the northern end of the Passchendaele Ridge, was 500 yd (460 m) beyond the crossroads. Possession of the features would permit observation over German positions to the north-east. The 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade was to attack with support from one battalion of the 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade. The Germans had used the lull to move up regiments from the 4th Division and 44th Reserve Division to replace the 11th Division on 9 November. The assault was launched from the Green Line, north and north-east of Mosselmarkt, on the morning of 10 November and made good initial progress, capturing the crossroads, over-running Venture Farm and capturing four 77 mm field guns. North of the Canadian Corps boundary, the supporting advance by the British 1st Division ran into trouble, when a German counterattack got into a gap between the 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers and the 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers. The Germans engaged the British inner flanks with small-arms fire, causing many casualties and forcing back the survivors. Troops of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade filled the gap and threw back a defensive flank along the corps boundary, stopping the German advance. Though Haig had hoped to have the entire Passchendaele?Westrozebeke ridge as a winter position, the line was still short of the village; attempts to reach Westrozebeke in late November and early December also failed.
  Person ID	I1361	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage, my 2 great grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	William Murray Gibson,   b. 16 Feb 1846, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Nov 1927, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Janet Sarah "Jessie" Miller,   b. 5 Apr 1849, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Nov 1936, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1868	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 5 Oct 1880 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1881 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1891 - Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Travel - Excursion to the Northwest - 18 Aug 1897 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1906 - Strathcona, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Residence-Occupant - 15-40-27-W4 - 1906 - Strathcona, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Census - Canada - 1911 - Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada Location - NW 1/2 15-40-27-W4 (Medicine Hat District) - 1911 - Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada Residence - adjacent to father's location - 1911 - Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada Census-Household Member - Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta - 1916 - Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada Residence-Occupant - 40-27-W4-6 - 1916 - Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada Occupation - freighter - Between Jul and Aug 1898 - North West Teritories (Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta), Canada Death - 11 Nov 1917 - Passchendaele (Passendale), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Burial - - Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  1916 Census of Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Red Deer AB William Murray Gibson

  
  

• Sources

  [S375] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 Census of Canada, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2009 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Year: 1881; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C_13233; Page: 35; Family No: 153, 1,1577::0. (Reliability: 4). [S330] Government of Canada, Canada, 1891 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), William Murray Gibson Household; Year: 1891; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: T-6349; Family No: 114. (Reliability: 3). [S353] Canada., Canada, 1906 Census Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, (n.d.), district Townships 39, 40 in ranges 26, 27 and fractional Townships 39, 40 in range 28 all west of the 4th M, excepting the town of Lacombe, sub-district 33, Strathcona, p. 9;; citing Year: 1906; Census Place: 33, Strathcona, Alberta; Page: 9; Family No: 67 (Reliability: 3). [S334] Canada., Canada, 1911 Census, sub-district 14, Red Deer, AB, p. 12, dwelling 94, family 96, William Murray Gibson; FHL microfilm (Reliability: 3). Twp 40 Range 27 West [S176] Canada. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta., Canada, 1916 Census Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, ( Ancestry . n.d.), district Townships 40 and 41, ranges 26, 27 and 28, W. 4. M., exclusive of the Town of Lacombe, sub-district 26, Red Deer AB, p. 3, William Murray Gibson Household;; citing Year: 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Red Deer, 26; Roll: T-21954; Page: 3; Family No: 24 (Reliability: 3).