Worcestershire Regiment

Surname	Ibbs
Forename	John Thomas
Rank	2/Lieut.
Army No
Battalion	7th & 1/8th
Commissioned	1916-09-05
Date Of Wounds	Not set
Wounds
Died Killed	1917-03-20
Death Details	Died of wounds, France
Enlisted Date	Not set
Enlisted Location
Date Of Birth	Not set
Birth Place
Residence	83 The Estate, Rosendale Road, Herne Hill, S.E. 24
Discharged	Not set
Theatre Of War	France
Date Of Entry	1916-10-14
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other Info	He was sent out on the night of 15th March 1917 (his 36th birthday) in command of a special patrol (forward trenches in front of La Maisonnette) to try and penetrate the German front line. He was shot whilst approaching the German wire which fractured his left thigh. He was brought back to the trenches by his Corporal Harris, who carried him across no-mans land under fire. He was treated immediately and sent to the Casualty Clearing Station where he died five days later of his wounds on March 20th. Bray Military Cemetery, Somme, France - grave Ref: II. D. 14.

Inns of Court Regiment 5727 Private

7th Worcestershire Regiment - Second Lieutenant (on probation)

1/8th Worcestershire Regiment - Second Lieutenant

The British War Medal

The Allied Victory Medal

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Ibbs 2/Lieut.