Private Henry Charles ’Harry’ Hibbs
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Hibbs,
Henry Charles ’Harry’
Date of birth: 1878-07-26
Place of birth: Swanage Dorset England
Next of kin: Jane Anna Hibbs; wife; Perbeck, Alberta
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Perbeck, Alberta
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1956-09-15
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 736926
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Commemoration location: Elnora History Book, pages 175, 176, also the Elnora Legion
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
469436
Service file: B4317-S005
Uploader's Notes:
Henry Charles Hibbs previously served in the Boer War. Younger brother David John Hibbs also served in the Boer War but not in the 1st World War. Younger brother Herbert George Hibbs, (Service No. 504203) served in WW 1. Younger sister, Edith Louisa Hibbs served in Mesopatamia, Nursing sister. See their entries in the Canadian Great War Project.
Henry also previously served 2.5 years in the R.C.G.A.
Uploader's Research notes:
The Elnora history book is called Buried Treasures.
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Date added: 2014-02-25
Last modified: 2022-01-19