James Gibson (footballer, born 1889)
James Burton Gibson was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers.Personal life
Gibson was educated at St. Andrew's University, where he played for the football team. Prior to the First World War, he emigrated to New Zealand and became a teacher at Napier Boys' High School. On 18 January 1915, six months after the outbreak of the war, Gibson enlisted as a private in the Auckland Infantry Battalion of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. On 4 September 1915, whilst fighting in the Gallipoli campaign, Gibson was wounded in the chest by shrapnel and evacuated to the hospital ship. He died of wounds the following day and was buried at sea on 6 September. He is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial.
