Search on for family of WW II bomb hero - ChronicleLive No. & Rank at the Time of Action: 4445289, Sergeant Unit/Occupation: 9 Bomb Disposal Company, Royal Corps of Engineers Date and Place of Birth: 1906 Family: Early Life: Michael Gibson enlisted into and formerly served with the Durham Light Infantry. Date and Place of GC Action: 18th October 1940, Coventry, Warwickshire The London Gazette: 22nd January 1941 Michael Gibson (GC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Wonder if they found the family yet ? ... looks like one of his daughters died this year ...... wonder if she was buried with her Dad .... maybe they should get in touch with the cemetery .... or even just check obituaries for April ! Coventry (London Road) Cemetery contains 123 Second World War burials, 21 of them forming a small group in Square 348, the rest scattered. 1 of these burials is an unidentified British soldier. In the war graves group are buried an officer and six men of the Royal Engineers who were killed by a bomb which exploded after they had spent two days removing it from a situation in which it endangered the public. The cemetery also contains 94 scattered burials of the First World War and one Belgian war grave.