Пётр was born in 1913 in Гимгина. Пётр's father was Иван Гимгин and his mother was Зоя Фёдоровна-Гимгина. His paternal grandfather was Гимгин. He had three brothers named Никита, Григорий and Александр. He was the second youngest of the four children. He died as a war casualty at the age of 30 on July 26th, 1943.1