Wilfred Henry Hibbs
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 26194
Parents: Henry Charles and Louisa Maria Hibbs (nee Lovell)
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: 14 Kensington Road, Staple Hill, Bristol. Lived: 1901 and 1911 Census, Family lived in Kensington Road, Staple Hill, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Wood Sawyer
Date of birth: 1895
Date of death: 29/09/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, France
Age: 23
Further information:
Wilfred was born in 1895 (4th Quarter) and Baptised at Christ Church in Downend on 3 Nov 1895.
He served with the 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and was Killed in Action.
Commemorated on the Christ Church Downend and the Staple Hill (Page Park) Memorials. Wilfred is also commemorated on the Staple Hill Methodist Church Memorial.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.