Research Notes
From John Turner Gibbons Service Record
Address Wheatcroft, Crich; age 31 years 1 month; occupation farmer; served in Vetinary Corps; height 5ft 5in; next of kin Mable Annie Gibbons née Alton (wife) married 02/12/16 Plaistow Cottage; enlisted 19/01/17; posted 13/02/17; died Borough sanatorium Military Hospital in Sunderland 27/03/17; died of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis; admitted to hospital 12/03/16 died 27/03/16 **; widow awarded pension of 13/9 p.w. wef 08/10/17
**Conflict of year of death on the records. The 1917 date seems to be the correct one.
| Name | GIBBONS JOHN TURNER | Initials | J T |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment/Service | Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) |
| Unit | 4th Bn |
| Service No. | 75386 |
| Date of Death | 27/03/17 |
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Cemetery | CRICH CHURCH YARD |
1901 Census: Wakebridge
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| John | Gibbons | servant | 18 | Farmer | Wheatcroft |
1911 Census: Crich
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Daniel | Gibbons | Head | 58 | Farmer | Wheatcroft |
| Elizabeth | wife | 61 | Milford | ||
| John Turner | son | 28 | Farm labourer | Wheatcroft | |
| Jane E | daughter | 18 | Dairy maid | Wheatcroft | |
| Stanley | g.son | 3 mo | Wheatcroft |
John Gibbons married Mabel Annie Alton 02/12/16.