Gibbon Acton Henry Gordon 2/Lt 304047
Personnel Entry
Name Gibbon Acton Henry Gordon
Army number 304047
Rank 2nd Lieutenant.
Decorations George Medal for gallantry as a PoW, Service Awards, Deputy Lieutenant, Justice of the Peace.
Date of birth 7/6/1924 at Colchester.
Age 84 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the General Staff Corps and posted to a Cadet Training Unit. Commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Artillery as a 2nd Lieutenant 1/1/1944. Posted to the 1st Mountain Regiment. Served in Normandy and North West Europe. Assisted in liberating Belsen Concentration Camp. Served in India and Pakistan during Partition. Subsequently served in 45 Field Regiment. Served in Korea. Captured as a Prisoner of War and held for two and a half years. Retired from the Army 31/10/1967.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Gun Position Officer. Forward Observation Officer.
Joined Brigade Early 1944.
Promotions Lieutenant 24/5/1947. Captain 7/6/1951. Major 7/6/1958.
Wounded Yes - as a result of torture while a PoW in Korea.
Prisoner of War Yes - in Korea.
Died/Killed in action Died in Erne County Hospital 4/10/2008 at the age of 84.
Home address Educated at Prep School then Wellington College. Began a degree Course at Queen's University, Belfast but let after six months to enlist. Never completed his degree.
Married Rosamund Hope Lowry (1956 - 1994) and had two daughters. After leaving the Army he took over his father's farm and engaged in several agricultural developments. Served as Deputy Lieutenant of Tyrone and as a Justice of the Peace.
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We are very grateful to Major Gibbon's son-in-law for drawing attention to his service and providing valuable photos and information.
