This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who served in, and survived, The Great War. If anyone has further information on the men concerned, I’d be most grateful if it could be added to the thread. Gareth Gibson, Charles Osborne Provis MC DL played for England Internationals: 1 : 1901W- Charles Gibson was born on October 1876 Played as a Forward for: Uppingham School, Oxford University, Northern, Barbarians, Northumberland Profession: Solicitor War service: Served in the 4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers from 16 September 1914; he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on that day, having previously served in the Uppingham School Contingent, Junior Division, Officers Training Corps. Captain, 1/4th Northumberland Fusiliers, 149th (Northumberland) Brigade, 50th (Nothumbrian) Division; MC 3 June 1916, Mentioned in Despatches 1915 and 1918. Remarks: Brother of internationals and Barbarians George Ralph Gibson and Thomas Alexander Gibson. Played for Barbarians: v Cardiff (3-27) in 1899. Colonel in the Territorial Army. He died on 9 November 1931, in Stocksfield, Northumberland
LG 3 June 1916. 2nd Lt.( temp Lt ) Charles Osborne Provis. Gibson, North'd Fus., T.F.. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29608/supplements/5573/page.pdf James Houston Architect was involved with a Memorial stone for Charles Osborne Provis Gibson at Bywell Castle, Northumberland in 1931 http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=201553 And this is his brother .......
I just noticed that the clipping has been really shrunk ... here it is again !! http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cg...M18990614.2.12.1&l=mi&e=-------10--1----0-all
He's included in the European Lawyers List ... http://books.google.com/books?id=ZC... Osborne Provis Gibson Northumberland&f=false
