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917. Sad S/Sgt. Gibbs, Bert

Saddler Staff Sergeant

Date of Birth: 12/10/1881, Bristol (CENS)
Occupation: Upholsterer (CENS), Saddler (RAA)
Employer: A Rosser & Sons, Waterloo Works (ROH)
1908 Serv. No: 917
1917 Serv. No: 725284
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.
Post-war Serv: 721867, Sdlr, RFA (T) (29/5/20 - 28/5/21)
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Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Bert Edward Colston Gibbs from 1921 Census, RAA and marriage certs

Born 12/10/1881, Bristol. Parents - Charles & Elizabeth Jane. Bapt Bristol St Phillip & Jacob, 30/10/1881. 43 Harding St, New Town. Charles (Baker)

1891 - 18 Hope St, Birmingham. W father, Lily?, 4 sibs - Bertie

1901 - 7 Chiswell Rd, Birmingham. 19yo. Occ-Upholsterer. W Charles & Lilly, 2 sibs

1905 - Married Eliza Gertrude Harper, 26/9/1905, Belfast

1911 - 4 Walters Terrace, Mumbles. 31yo. Occ-Upholsterer. W wife, Eliza Gertrude, Arthur (1908), Edith (1907), Lillian(1910)

1921 - 4 Walters Terrace, Mumbles. 31y4m. Occ- Upholsterer - own account, Gorseinon. W Eliza, Edith, Arthur, Lilliam, Marion (1914)

1929 - Died 13 May 1929, buried St James Cemetery, Bath

Personal Info: Wife - Gertude, 4 Walters Terrace, Mumbles, Swansea (Married - 26/9/05, Belfast)
Address:
4 Walters Terrace Mumbles
Swansea (RAA)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 14 Aug-2 Sep 1914.

In photo of NCOs as Sad Cpl, Nov 15

FR - Nov 15

Friend of 916, Jack Rees - sent postcard - need to check if we find pic

Adm No 19 General Hospital, Alexandria, 23/3/18. RFA, 266Bde, 725284, Sgt Gibbs, B, Age 42, 4y serv, 2y6m in fd force, Neuralgia. Disch 26/3/18 44th Sty Hospl, Con Hp, Montayah

Re-enlisted 721867, Sdlr, RFA (T) (29/5/20 - 28/5/21)

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(RAA)

Explanation Of Abbreviations

Awards

  • 14/15 – 1914/15 Star
  • BWM – British War Medal
  • VIC – Victory Medal
  • SWB – Silver War Badge
  • TFEM – Territorial Force (1908-1921)
  • TEM – Territorial Efficiency Medal (1921-1930)
  • TFWM – Territorial Force War Medal

Gallantry

  • MID – Mention In Dispatches
  • LG – London Gazette
  • MM – Military Medal
  • DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal

Sources

  • ROLL – Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • MIC – Medal Index Cards (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR – Service Record (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR-F – Service Record (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • SR-NA – Service Record (National Archives) – officers
  • COMM – Commission letters (National Library of Wales)
  • SWB – Silver War Badge Records (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • PENS – Pension Records (Western Front Association/Fold3)
  • CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission
  • RAA – Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 -1942 (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • NEWS – Newspapers
  • CENS – Census Records (Ancestry.co.uk & FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • BFB – Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Fund Committee Records (swansea.gov.uk)
  • FAM – Family Records
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