History while in the forces
Sep 1914: Public School Corps - PrivateJan 1915: gazetted 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps
Jun 1915: proceeded France 20th Division
May 1916: gazetted 1st Lieutenant
Dec 1916: recommended Military Cross
Dec 1916: gazetted Captain
Feb 1917: received Croix De Guerre
Jul 1917: wounded - returned to England
17 Sep 1917: awarded Military Cross
Dec 1918: extended leave. In charge of Lowestoft Branch
- Surname
- Gibbons
- Forename
- Herbert Ruffell
- Rating or rank
- Captain
- Decorations
- Croix De Guerre, 1st Grade
- Regiment or Other Unit
- Royal Field Artillery
- Branch
- Ipswich
- Date of Birth
- 04 Dec 1883
- Date of birth
- 1883
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 01 Sep 1898
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 18 Sep 1914
