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Dec 28, 1896
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Born in Manchester, England to
Sylvanus and Alice (nee Appleyard) Hibbert
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Apr 5, 1906
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Embarked the SS Victorian in
Liverpool as a British Home Child
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Apr 13, 1906
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Belleville, Ontario
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Oct 2, 1914
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Entered Canada from North
Dakota, USA at Sarnia, Ontario and proceeded to Trenton, Ontario
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 303
Ø Next of kin given as Alice Campbell, sister
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “C” Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston
area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Nov 16, 1914
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Tried by District Court
Martial for the theft of money from a comrade. He was found guilty and sentenced to 21
days detention then dismissal from military service as Undesirable
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Aug 3, 1915
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Attested into the 59th
Battalion in Belleville, Ontario
Ø Number 455129
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. A. Campbell, sister, Manchester, England
Ø Previous occupation
given as Farmer
Ø Previous military
experience given as 40th Northumberland Regiment, Canadian Militia
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
Ø Posted to “B”
Company
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Dec 11, 1915
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Married to Flora E. Squires in
Trenton, Ontario
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Dec 30, 1915
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Forfeited 2 day’s pay for an
unrecorded offence
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Feb 28, 1916
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for an
unrecorded offence
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Apr 1, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 11, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and proceeded to the Bordon Camp
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Jun 28, 1916
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Transferred to the RCR (Royal
Canadian Regiment)
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Jun 29, 1916
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Arrived at the Rouelles Camp,
Havre, France and Taken On Strength of the Royal Canadian Regiment
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Aug 28, 1916
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Hibbert joined the RCR resting in the brickworks near Lens, France
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Oct 10, 1916
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Private Hibbert was wounded in
the area of Tara Hill, east of Albert, France and evacuated to a nearby field
ambulance for first aid before being transported to the No. 44 CCS (Casualty
Clearing Station) for treatment.
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Oct 12, 1916
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Private John William Hibbert died
of his wounds while at the casualty clearing station and was buried in the
Puchevillers British Cemetery, south east of Doullens, France
Following the end of the war,
the British War Medal, Victory Medals, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and
Memorial Cross were sent to his widow, Flora Hibbert, Trenton, Ontario
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