Gisby Edward Festubert Mons Gunner 6286129
Personnel Entry
Name Gisby Edward Festubert Mons
Army number 6286129
Rank Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Not yet ascertained.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in the East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) 3/9/1935 and underwent Basic Training. Posted to ? Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Artillery 15/11/1941 and posted to the 89th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (21 Army Group) Nominal Roll 11/1/1944. Served Normandy? Posted to X (IV) List 21 Army Group 7/8/1944. Returned to the UK. Posted to C Depot Royal Artillery 12/8/1944. Posted to the R.A. Depot 12/8/1944. Transferred to the Corps of Military Police and posted to the HQ of 195th Provost Company (Portsmouth) under 1/195 Provost Company/III 173/44. Returned to Normandy? Posted X (VII) List 21 Army Group 2/11/1944. Posted Y List 26/1/1945. Posted X (II) List 21 Army Group 9/2/1945. Posted X (IV) List 21 Army Group 3/2/1945. Returned to the UK. A Release (22) 10/12/1945. Royal Artillery Reserve 15/2/1946. Relegated to the Z T Reserve 3/9/1947. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address No family information yet.
Source table
Information on this Page has been extracted from the Royal Artillery Tracer Card found for this soldier on Ancestry.co.uk
