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Joseph Thomas Ibbett

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  • 19709 L/Cpl Thomas Ibbett was killed in action during the Battle of Thiepval. His remains were re-interred in Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery after the Armistice. He is buried in grave III, F. 4. Visited by John Morse and cross laid.
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Northampton
Joseph Thomas Ibbett was born in 1893 he was the son of Joseph a farm labourer and Emma Ibbett née Gale and the brother of Florence, Annie, John, Arthur, Beatrice, Willie and Nellie Ibbett. Joseph was born in 1863, Emma Gale was born in 1867 both were born in St Neots, Huntingdonshire, they were married on 6th November 1887 at St Neots they went on to have 13 children, sadly 3 died in infancy or early childhood. In the 1911 census the family lived at lived at Dowsby Fen, Bourne, Lincolnshire Joseph 47 yrs is a farm labourer he is living with his wife Emma 44 yrs and 9 of their children. including Joseph Thomas 18 yrs a farm labourer. Joseph and Emma later moved to 22 Gordon Road, Carlton Road, Nottingham.
Farm Labourer.
26 Sep 1916
23
260574 - CWGC Website
19709
Lance Corporal
9th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
A draft of men joined the battalion on 25 October 1915 which is consistent with Joseph's date of entry. He was killed during the Battle of Thiepval and buried close to where he fell. After the armistice his remains were reinterred in Cerisy- Gailly Military Cemetery which sits next to the river Somme. Plot III in the cemetery has a number of graves which were cleared from the Thiepval area. He is in grave III. F. 4. John Morse
Nottingham Post obituary (abridged), 21 October 1916: 'Ibbett. Killed in action September 26th, Corporal (sic) T Ibbett, Sherwood Foresters, age 23.' Named on a memorial in the parish church of St Peter, Ingoldsby Road, Lenton, Lincolnshire (WMA 20552). Possible due to the fact that he and his family were living at Bourne, Lincolnshire in 1911 before they moved to Nottingham.
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  • 19709 L/Cpl Thomas Ibbett was killed in action during the Battle of Thiepval. His remains were re-interred in Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery after the Armistice. He is buried in grave III, F. 4. Visited by John Morse and cross laid.
    Joseph Thomas Ibbett Grave - 19709 L/Cpl Thomas Ibbett was killed in action during the Battle of Thiepval. His remains were re-interred in Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery after the Armistice. He is buried in grave III, F. 4. Visited by John Morse and cross laid.
  • (WMA 20552, St Peter's church, Ingoldsby Road, Lenton) Joseph Thomas Ibbett is commemorated on a memorial in Lenton, Lincs. I am not sure why he is on this memorial in a tiny village. Photo taken by Mike Peck.
    Joseph Thomas Ibbett name on Memorial - (WMA 20552, St Peter's church, Ingoldsby Road, Lenton) Joseph Thomas Ibbett is commemorated on a memorial in Lenton, Lincs. I am not sure why he is on this memorial in a tiny village. Photo taken by Mike Peck.

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