Capt. Harold Walter Gibbs, who died serving with the 158th Bty., Royal Field Artillery. During the day of 25 March 1918, in the midst of the German Spring Offensive, Capt. Gibbs was walking to the Battery Office when shrapnel from a high explosive shell severely wounded him; he died three hours later. The Battery's Commanding Officer, writing to the parents, wrote: "It was a sad day for the battery when we lost your son; it knocked the spirit of all us all. He was so reliable and resourceful, keen in whatever he undertook. As a companion he was one of the best, and beloved by officers and men. He always did his duty manfully, and died like he brave soldier he was".

R Urquhart