SIS Gibson, Harold Charles Lehrs

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Gibson ​

• FORENAME

Harold Charles Lehrs ​

• UNIT

SIS ​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

Legion of Merit (US) ​

• PLACE

NW Europe ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 1885​

Head of Station,Constantinople 1919-21 (Major)​

Head of Station,Bucharest 1922-30​

Head of Station,Riga 1930-33​

Head of Station,Prague 1933-40​

Head of Station,Istanbul 1941​

Head of Station,Prague 1945-48​

Head of Station,Berlin 1949-50​

Head of Station,Rome 1955​

retired 1958 on 60th birthday (?)​

married Rachel Kalmanoviecz (died 1947)​

married Ekaterina Alfimov​

found shot dead 24.8.1960 at 25 Via Antonio Bosio,Rome​

brother Archibald,a journalist with The Times was Head of Station,Bucharest during WW2 ​

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[simonhwgc]

Some corrections and additions to this bio.

• Born 1897. He is listed in GRO Consular Deaths Index for 1955-1960, age 63. Hence 1897 inferred from date of death 1860. This concurs with other family sources, currently no official record available (probably born Moscow).
• Number. 115076. From numerous reports in London Gazetter 1939-1948.
• Appointment. Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG). London Gazette, 12 June 1947.