Lieutenant John Swallow Hibberd
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Hibberd,
John Swallow
Date of birth: 1878-07-14
Place of birth: Devizes Wiltshire England
Next of kin: G. H. Hibberd of Sparsholt, Winchester, Hants
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Cabinet maker
Occupation (normalized): Cabinetmaker
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-09-29
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Duisans British Cemetery, VIII. A. 7.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 16848
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(47th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lieutenant, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: near Cambrai
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 169833
LAC ID:
469382
Service file: B4316-S008
Uploader's Notes: Son of William and Sarah Ann Hibberd, of Lydeway, Urchfont, Devizes, Wilts. 1 1/2 years service with 3rd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment.
CEF Burial Registers - "Died of Wounds - while second in command of "D" Company, which was marching to the rear near Cambrai under enemy shell fire, he was wounded in the stomach by shrapnel from an enemy shell which burst close to him. His wounds were dressed, and he was carried to the dressing station of the 50th Canadian Infantry Battalion and later evacuated to No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station where he died."
CEF Burial Registers - "Died of Wounds - while second in command of "D" Company, which was marching to the rear near Cambrai under enemy shell fire, he was wounded in the stomach by shrapnel from an enemy shell which burst close to him. His wounds were dressed, and he was carried to the dressing station of the 50th Canadian Infantry Battalion and later evacuated to No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station where he died."
Uploader's Research notes: 7th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion F Company Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion D Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-07-27