In Memory Of
GIBSON, PETER RAWSTORNE JOHNSTONE
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1920-08-20
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
H.M. Submarine Regent
Regiment:
Royal Navy
Date of Death:
1943-04-16
Cause of Death:
Killed in action. Struck a mine north of Barletta, Puglia, Italy, after a raid on an Italian Convoy. All hands were killed. The sinking was discovered after the submarine didn't return to base in Beirut, Lebanon, by May 1, 1943
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 72, Column 3.
Cemetery:
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of William Johnstone Gibson and Olive Artherson (nee Rawstorne) Gibson. Born Umtata. Educated at Umtata High School; Cadet Draft 1936-7. In 1938 joined the RN.
