Gibbons Evan Islwyn Pte 4035843
Personnel Entry
Name Gibbons Evan Islwyn
Army number 4035843
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth 26/10/1917 in Pontypridd. Mother's maiden name Jones.
Age 0
Unit Attested 15/1/40 and enlisted in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Trf to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40, Posted 10th Bn DLI. Served Iceland?. Served Normandy? Posted ? Bn DLI. Trf to the Royal Army Service Corps 9/11/1944, Docs to Leicester 24/11/1944 (Enlistment Book not able to be traced).
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 27-Jun-40
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Death registered August 2004, aged 86, in Kettering.
Home address Resident in Irchester in 1946. No further family information as yet.
Source table 10DLI