Joseph Gibbs
Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial
Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Lance Bombardier
Parents: William and Sarah Gibbs
Marital status: Married
Home address: 8 Maylea Crescent, Stoke-on-Trent
Pre-war occupation: A cooper in the brewing industry
Date of birth: 01/04/1910
Date of death: 11/04/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated Plymouth Naval Memorial Devon and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 33
Further information:
Joseph was the youngest of 7 children and he had 6 older siblings - 3 brothers and 3 sisters. His father worked in the pottery industry as a mould maker. Joseph married Elsie Hargreaves in 1935 and she too, worked in the pottery industry, as a gilder.
Joseph was killed in action and died at sea. The circumstances around his death are unknown.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/