stripeyman Posted 5 December , 2013 Share Posted 5 December , 2013 I hope that chums will indulge me with this request. BTW I have tried to click on the fourteeneighteen site but my PC will have none of it. So, a good friend of 20 odd years had a grandfather who served in the Great War but has no knowledge of him and I would like to help. All we have is James Bibby born 1891 in St Helens, Lancs. Any help would be appreciated, thank you, Bob Grundy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 5 December , 2013 Share Posted 5 December , 2013 Birth registered in Prescot (3.8 miles from St Helens) - 4th / 1891 1911 census has him as a "Milkman on a farm", living with his parents at Bleak Hill, Windle, St Helens Brothers - John, 1899 / Albert, 1894 Hth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRC Kevin Posted 5 December , 2013 Share Posted 5 December , 2013 Hi Bob, How are the Saladins coming along? The only James Bibby that I can find who may be relevant was born in 1891 and living at 48 Old Rd A-in-M. He was a 'motor driver' and enlisted in the ASC on 6th November 1915. Number was M2/139225. Went to France 25/2/16. Served with 56 Divisional Supply Column until 30th July 1919. Next of kin was 'father', but no name on service record. regards, Kevin Edited to add. There's no James Bibby in the 1911 Census for Ashton, so possibly the family moved between 1911 and 1915? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 6 December , 2013 Author Share Posted 6 December , 2013 Thank you both for the prompt reply. Saladins Kevin ??? best if you give me a ring and I will tell you. GWF police will be none too pleased if I go on about 1950's armoured vehicles here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 10 December , 2013 Author Share Posted 10 December , 2013 Speaking with John Alexander the grandson today he says that his family never lived in Ashton in Makerfield so the chap from Old Road is not the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted 10 December , 2013 Share Posted 10 December , 2013 The St. Helens Absent Voters List has: 1918: James Bibby, 85 Horace Street, 31037 Pte Cheshire Regt 1918: James Bibby, 239 Speakman Road, 428085 Cpl R.E. cheers Dave By the way, re birth above, Prescot was the registration district for St. Helens then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 12 December , 2013 Author Share Posted 12 December , 2013 Dave The Bibby that was in the Cheshire Regt could possibly be the man as the g/son has a vague, wispy like memory of the word Cheshire being associated with him. Thanks for this, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 13 December , 2013 Share Posted 13 December , 2013 In DaveR's post above, The Bibby in the RE was born in 1883 and was a carpenter, so the birth year will rule him out Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathleen donaldson Posted 28 December , 2013 Share Posted 28 December , 2013 There was a James Bibby who served with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He appears in a wounded list published 25th April 1918 25th-April-1918 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Private James 202684 Bibby St. Helens Wounded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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