1905 - 1995 (90 years)
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Name |
Bernard Vicary Gibbs |
Title |
Major |
Birth |
2 Jan 1905 |
Aldenham Vicarage, Hertfordshire |
Gender |
Male |
Baptism |
11 Jan 1905 |
Aldenham, Hertfordshire |
Death |
17 Mar 1995 |
Honiton, Devon |
Notes |
- Younger twin with Anstice Rosa. Baptised 11 January 1905 at Aldenham. Educated at Winchester College 1918-23.
In Baring Brothers Ltd. 1924-6. With Donnison Seal and Co. stockjobbers in the City of London from 1927-39. Member of Stock Exchange 1938-39.
In Second World War with Herts. Yeomanry HAA Regt. and other HAA Units in France and England until 1944. Posted to India and served in India and Burma in Pioneer Corps. Demobilised with rank of Major in 1945, TD 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, War Medal.
Lived from 1957-78 with his sister Anstice at Blacknest Lodge, Brimpton Common, nr Reading, Berks. From 1978 at The Garden House, Filkins Hall, Lechlade, Glos. with his other sister Doda Goodenough and later together in Barford St Martin, Wiltshire. Following her death in 1987 he stayed there for about 4 years before moving to a home in Devon, where he was looked after by Mary Forbes until his death in 1995
Clubs: Pratt's and MCC
Portrait in oils with his twin sister Anstice by Lucy Kemp Welch in the possession of his nephew John.
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Person ID |
I1935 |
Gibbs Family Tree |
Last Modified |
29 May 2023 |
Father |
Ven. Archdeacon Kenneth Francis Gibbs, b. 2 Apr 1856, Hampstead, London d. 1 Feb 1935, Hatfield, Hertfordshire (Age 78 years) |
Mother |
Mabel Alice Barnett, b. 6 Sep 1874, 1 Eaton Terrace, Westminster, London d. 20 Mar 1953, Witney, Oxfordshire (Age 78 years) |
Marriage |
5 Jun 1894 |
Aldenham, Hertfordshire |
Family ID |
F820 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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