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World War One / Re: Percy died and the family were untraceable?
« on: Sunday 28 January 24 17:57 GMT (UK) »Is Percy the son of Arthur Edward Gibbs and Catherine Caffery, who were married in 1893 Croydon?
1901 Census has the family living in Norwood area.
At a quick glance, I didn't see them in 1911.
Jackie
Yes I assume Percy is the son of Arthur and Catherine
1911 14 Railway Place, Sunbury Middlesex they are boarders with Robert Goddard and family
Kate Gibs 40 mar laundress born ? Surrey ( mar 17yrs 5 children 4 living 1 deceased)
Arthur Gibs 16 lab on farm Born Penge Surrey
Percy Gibs 13 scholar born Croydon Surrey
Yes, that's Catherine with sons Arthur jnr and Percy. She appears to have died 1916 in Ashford, Middlesex (about 2 miles from her 1911 address), with Percy Gibbs informant. As Arthur junior attested with the Artillery in 1913, I suspect there was no-one at the Ashford address who knew where other members of the family after Percy died on the western front - thus the medals were returned
Arthur Gibbs in 1911 was at Church Army House in Stockwell, South London. He reappears in Sydenham in 1919, marrying, as a widower, Elizabeth Rose Ansett, at Lewisham Register Office, living in the same road as Arthur junior in 1921
The rmedal card makes reference to 1743 KR.
Para 1743 of the Kings Regulations 1912 says "medals which, at the end of 10 years, still remain unclaimed, will be sent to the India Office (if granted for India service) or to the deputy director of ordnance stores, Royal Dockyard (Medal Branch), Woolwich (if granted for other service) to be broken up".
So the medals were never claimed.
That's very helpful , Jomot, thank you very much
I'll mark this thread closed in a few days, if there's no more responses
JULIAN