Bernard Edmund Tibbs

Forenames

Bernard Edmund AWMM

Surname

Tibbs AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Anglican, Christian AWMM

Birth

20 Nov 1888 AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW1 Pre 01 Feb 1916 AWMM Brockenhurst,2 Cremorne St,Herne Bay,Auckland(Source:Public Source) AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 John Kelly (uncle), London, England AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 09 Feb 1916 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Military training

Certified Marine Engineer with the Shaw Savill and Albion Line prior to the war.

Public - James Benjamin - Direct descendant - 10 May 2017 - Family records.

Enlistment

WW1 01 Feb 1916 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 Lieutenant/Military AWMM

Medical notes

Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
Accidental drowning on active service AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Lieutenant/Military AWMM
Royal Engineers, Inland Water Transport, Special List AWMM

Death

9 Jan 1918 AWMM
Age  29 AWMM

Cause of death

Accidental Death AWMM

Cemetery

Family grave memorial, Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland AWMM Commemorated on the headstone of father James William Tibbs AWMM

Obituary

Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 6 February 1918

Obituary: Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Second Term, 1918. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland Grammar School War Memorial,Mountain Rd,Epsom,Auckland.

Public - James Benjamin - Direct descendant - 10 May 2017 - The memorial.

Memorial name

• Basra Memorial, Basra War Cemetery, Iraq AWMM
• All Saints Church, 284 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby Auckland 1011 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Auckland Grammar School War Memorial,Mountain Rd ,Epsom,Auckland
  
  J W Tibbs Memorial, Purewa Cemetery,Meadowbank , Auckland.
  Public - Ben - Other relative - 20 September 2018 - School and family memorials.

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
http://www.cwgc.org
Sources Used

References

• Connolly, A., & Stanes, P. Rememberance: Auckland Grammar School Great War Roll of Honour. Vols 1 & 2. Auckland: Petand Prodctions.
• Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School.
  1918, Second term. p.13.
• The New Zealand Herald
  Death notice: 6 February 1918
• Information kindly provided by family
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Harper, G., Clements, C., & Johns., R. (2019). For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders Who Fought in Other Services in the First World War. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press.