Lance Sergeant William Gibson, No.2 Commando, kia 28 Mar'42 St Nazaire

[Photo cropped from a troop photo in the Gallery].

Operation Chariot ML268.
Bill Gibson wrote what would be his last letter to his father a few days before the raid. This letter was read out annually by his Troop Captain, Micky Burns MC, at the St Nazaire Society Remembrance dinners. I tried unsuccessfully to trace relatives of Bill Gibson so in 2010 I sought permission of his troop Captain, Micky Burn MC, to place the letter on our website.
Click on this link to read the letter

In Memory of 2879864 Lance Sergeant William Gibson
Gordon Highlanders and No. 2 , Commando
who died age 22 on 28 March 1942.
Remembered with honour on the Brookwood Memorial.