The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Pte T A Dibbs

Private Thomas Alfred DIBBS, 2014, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Born Deptford, Kent, enlisted 7th September 1914, Deptford, age 19, height 5ft 5 inches, weight 122lbs, resided 131 Creek Road, Deptford, SE. Formerly boiler maker.

Son of Robert Dibbs, 131 Creek Road, Deptford, SE.

Home, 7th September 1914 to 25th July 1915; BEF, 26th July 1915 to 9th March 1917; Home, 10th March 1917 to 30th May 1917; BEF, 31st May 1917 to 19th November 1917; Home, 20th November 1917 to 20th January 1919.

7th September 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 9th September 1914, posted 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 27th August 1915, wounded slight at Duty; 14th March 1917, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 31st March 1917, posted 3/4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 11th November 1917, wounded, gun shot wound left thigh; 7th April 1918, posted Eastern Command Depot, Shoreham; 30th May 1918, forfeits pay for absence, 18th to 28th May; 4th September 1918, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 25th October 1918, transferred to Reserves, Class "P".

20th January 1919, discharged as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to wounds. Silver War Badge issued

Pension of 8/3 a week for 52 weeks from 26th October 1918.

This page was last updated on 09-Apr-2013.