1875 - 1952 (76 years)
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| Name |
Leonard Albert Gibbs |
| Suffix |
MC |
| Birth |
27 Sep 1875 |
Paddington, London  |
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| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
Paddington, London |
| St Michael's |
| Residence |
1881 |
Barnstaple, Devon |
| Departure |
1920 |
London |
| Age: 45 |
| Arrival |
22 Feb 1920 |
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Age: 45 |
| Death |
9 Apr 1952 |
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
| Notes |
- 3rd son. Baptised at St. Michael's, Paddington. Educated at Charterhouse, 1889-93. Died childless in Canada.
In Breweries in London 1896-1903. Farming in Saskatchewan, Canada, 1903-5. Mining in Ontario from 1905. In the Great War he enlisted in 2nd Canadian Pioneers, Oct. 1915 (sergeant Nov.) and served in France Mar.-June 1916: trained for a commission at Lichfield Cadet Sch. July-Oct., he became 2nd Lieut. 6th Bn. of the Devon regiment Oct. 1916: served in France, attached to 9th service Bn. of the same, Jan.-Nov. 1917, and in Italy Nov. 1917-Dec. 1919 (Acting Capt. in command of 7th Division Tunnelling Company Apr. 1918 till end of the War). Repatriated to Canada Feb. 1920. Mentioned in despatches 17 Nov. 1917. Military Cross, Jan. 1919.
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| Person ID |
I2709 |
Gibbs Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
12 Jan 2018 |
| Father |
Joseph Hucks Gibbs, b. 14 Oct 1840, Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Somerset d. 23 Mar 1886, Kensington, London (Age 45 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Rider Budd, b. 11 Feb 1848, Barnstaple, Devon d. 11 Jan 1924, Dorchester, Dorset (Age 75 years) |
| Marriage |
13 Jun 1867 |
Barnstaple, Devon |
| Married |
13 Jun 1867 |
Langport, Somerset |
| Family ID |
F1134 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Gibbs Family Tree
