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Jul 8, 1894
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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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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 304
Ø Next of kin given as Alice Campbell, sister,
Manchester, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “C” Company
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This was later
reorganized into “B” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Apr 1, 1915
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Struck Off Strength of the 21st
Battalion for misconduct
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Nov 6, 1915
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Married to Edna Matilda Cross
in Kingston, Ontario
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Nov 20, 1915
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Enlisted into the 14th
Regiment Princess of Wales Own Rifles
Ø Number 3341
Posted to the Fort Henry Guard
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Oct 22, 1917
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Medical exam at the
Barriefield Camp
Ø Suffers from
Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Nov 2, 1917
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Discharged from the PWOR on
the disbandment of the Fort Henry Guard
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Mar 19, 1918
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Attested into the Canadian
Army Service Corps in Kingston
Ø Number 2774072
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Edna Hibbert, wife, 322 Division St., Kingston, Ontario
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Sep 15, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 412 Barrie St., Kingston, Ontario
Because he never left Canada,
there is no medal entitlement
He later volunteered for post
war service with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps and served in
Kingston.
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Aug 17, 1953
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Awarded the CD (Canadian
Forces Decoration) for 12 years of service
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Jan 8, 1958
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Sylvanus Hibbert died while a
patient of the Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ontario
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