George Hibbert
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Father: Robert Hibbert, born in 1856 at Nottingham and working as a dyer. Mother: Ellen Hibbert, born 1856 in Nottingham and working as a lace drawer. Brothers: Robert, born in 1888 and working as a lace dresser, John, born in 1890, Harry, born in 1894 and working as a lace dresser and William, born in 1896. Sister: Caroline, born in 1879 and worker as a lace drawer. All the children were born in Nottingham. The family lived at 19 Byron Street, Nottingham (C. 1901) before moving to 1 Leopold Place, Pierrepont Street, Nottingham and finally settling at 4 Upper Eldon Street, Sneinton, Nottingham.
Pte. Hibbert was stationed at Hillsborough Barracks, Sheffield on the outbreak of war and the battalion reached France on 08/09/1914. At some point he became a prisoner of war (possibly in October 1914), but was released and demobilised at the end of the war. He died on 28/02/1919 and was buried in the General Cemetery, Nottingham.
George became a prisoner of war but a notice which appeared in the Nottingham Post on 22 February 1915 indicates that he was initially reported missing; 'Private G Hibbert, 2nd Sherwood Foresters, 4 Upper Eldon Street, Sneinton, missing since October 20th.' His brother Private Henry Hibbert enlisted on 1st September 1914 at Nottingham, he gave his age as 22 yrs and 210 days his occupation was that of a stoker, he initially served with the service number 14122 in the North Staffordshire Regiment and landed in France on 4th January 1915. He was wounded in action a gun shot wound to his right arm on 9th May 1915 from which he was treated and recovered. He was wounded in action again on 5th August 1917 a gun shot wound to his left arm for which he was admitted to the 35 general hospital at Calais. He was returned to England for further treatment. Once he recovered he returned to France on 29th March 1918 and was transferred to the 1st battalion Cheshire Regiment. He was killed in action on 2nd September 1918 having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial France.
