A SON’S search for the missing history to his father’s life has put him in contact with three long lost cousins, and now he wishes to find out even more about him.

Mr John Gibson previously contacted the Lancashire Telegraph for information on his father, James Gibson, who fought in the First and Second World War.

The seventy-four-year-old found out that James became a prisoner of war in 1915. He was then transferred to three different camps, before eventually making it back to England.

However, how James managed to get back to England is still a mystery that John and the rest of his family would like to know.

James, who had moved to Lincoln from Blackburn after the First World War, received medals for playing in Blackburn’s district football league final in April 1920.

Unfortunately, James was on the losing side of the match played at Ewood Park, and there are no pictures of the losing team.

John said: “I’m really thankful to the people who helped me find out information about him In the first place.

“The folder of information was empty before we asked the Lancashire Telegraph to help us, and we found three cousins.

“Now, we want to know what happened to him after the camps, and if there is any information about a football game he took part of."

Through his research, John came into contact with three cousins. He found Kenneth Gibson, 86, of Rossendale, Mary Maden, 80, of Blackburn, and Helen Bubbins, 79, of Cleveleys.

Together with his sister Lynn Gibson, they found that James served in the East Lancashire ¼ Battalion and had won victory medals.

There is no indication as to how James moved from the three prisoner camps.