Hibberd, Frederick: Service no. 746008

Source: Via Flickr account of John P. Sargeant. Original source via Allan Miller.

Summary of Service for Private Frederick Hibberd, reg. no. 746008[i]

Date	Event	Remarks
December 25, 1881	Born	Born at Poplar, London, England.v
September 5, 1915	Enlists	Enlists with the 116^th Overseas Battalion at Oshawa, Ontario. He is a 34-year old moulder married to Rebecca Hibberd residing at 11 Blackthorn Street, Bow, East London, England. He stands 5’6” tall and has a ruddy complexion, brown eyes, and brown hair. He identifies as an adherent to the Church of England.
May 15, 1916	Appointed	Appointed a Lance-Corporal re. DO 134.
June 28, 1916	Completes Form	Completes PARTICULARS OF FAMILY OF AN OFFICER OR MAN ENLISTED IN THE C.E.F. The form indicates that he IS NOT married (see Enlists entry) and that he is not a widower. He has no children, and his parents are both deceased. He is insured with the Prudential Insurance Company. It appears that his attestation listed his sister, Rebecca as his wife.[ii]
July 23, 1916	Embarks Canada	Embarks at Halifax, Nova Scotia for England. SS Olympic.v
July 31, 1916	Arrives England	Arrives at Liverpool.
August 28, 1916	Reverts Ranks	Reverts to private as his appointment is cancelled.
October 1, 1916	Assigns Pay	Assigns pay to Mrs. Annie Peacock [aunt?] living at 11 Blackthorn Street, Bow, London, England
October 5, 1916	Transferred	Transferred to the 18^th Battalion.
October 6, 1916	Arrives CBD	Arrives at the Canadian Base Depot, Etaples, France.
October 22, 1916	Arrives at 18^th	Arrives at the 18^th Battalion in the field.
February 2, 1917	To FA	To a Canadian Field Ambulance.
February 4, 1917	Rejoins Unit	Rejoins unit from CFA.
March 28, 1917	Admitted	Admitted to No. 5 CFA for acute bronchitis.
April 1, 1917	Admitted	Admitted No. 11 General Hospital, Camiers, France.
April 20, 1917	Transferred to England	Transferred to England aboard the HS Cambria.
April 25, 1917	TOS	TOS (unit unknown) and admitted to 2^nd London General Hospital, Chelsea.
May 5, 1917	Admitted	Admitted Moore Barracks Hospital. This card indicates he served with “C” Company of the 18^th Battalion.
May 15, 1917	Medical Report	Medical Report from the West Cliff Canadian Eye and Ear Hospital, Folkestone. Hearing tested and soldier considered fit for Category B.
June 11, 1917	Discharged	Discharged from care in preparation to return to Canada on debility.
June 18, 1917	Sails for Canada	Sales for Canada from Liverpool aboard the HS Araguaya.
June 26, 1917	Admitted	Admitted to Military Hospital CC Toronto.
July 9, 1917	Admitted	Admitted to Out Patient status Spadina, Ontario.
August 8. 1917	Admitted	Admitted to facility at Whitby, Ontario.
October 27, 1917	Admitted	Admitted to Mountain Sanitorium, Hamilton, Ontario.
March 31, 1918	Report	MEDICAL HISTORY OF AN INVALID completed. At this time Private Hibberd weighs 133.5 pounds. The report indicates the following. A. He address will be Cedardale Whitby Casting. B. He has phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis. It was contracted in France December 1916. C. Description of condition. D. That the condition occurred during duty and that he classified D3 and recommended 12-months convalescence at the Mountain Sanitorium, Hamilton, Ontario.
April 24, 1918	Report Approved	MEDICAL HISTORY OF AN INVALID approved
May 8, 1918	Discharged	Discharged at No. 2 MD, Toronto, Ontario. His conduct is listed as “Good” and that he is a moulder with an intended residence of Cedarvale, Whitby East, Ontario.
July 24, 1922	Address Card	Address card shows this man living at Cedarvale, Whitby East, Ontario.
October 17, 1938	Deceased	Private Hibberd dies of lobar pneumonia at the Christie Street Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. His death was caused by his service with the CEF. He is buried at Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Ontario. He was 56-years old.

Acronyms

AWL	Absent Without Leave: Generally, a soldier would be deducted 1-days pay for every day absent. In some cases, the soldier would be confined to barracks. Sometimes it was a combination of both.
A Classification	Medical Board Classification that determined your fitness for duty. A1, A2, A3 and A4 were assigned to different units with the expectation that these men would be able to serve with active combat units. See this link for more information.
B Classification	Medical Board Classification that determined your fitness for duty. B1, B2, and B3 were assigned to different service units such as railway and forestry corps. See this link for more information.
D Classification	See this link for more information.
CAMC	Canadian Army Medical Corp
CB	Confined to Barracks: a punishment for minor infractions.
CCD	Casualty Convalescent Depot: a depot at a base where men, in their final stages of convalescing, would be prepared for duty depending on their rating.
CCH	Casualty Clearing Hospital
CCRC	Canadian Corps Reserve Camp
CCS	Casualty Clearing Station: this facility was attached to rail transportation from the front to hospitals on the coast of France
CDC	Canadian Dispatch Camp
CFA	Canadian Field Ambulance/Canadian Field Artillery. Most common usage would be Canadian Field Ambulance.
DAH	Disorderly Action of the Heart
DRS	Divisional Rest Station
GSW	Gun Shot Wound – this was a generic term for all projectile penetrating wounds.
In the Field	This term relates to a soldier arriving at an active-duty unit after transporting from England, to France, and then to his duty assignment. The routing varied from soldier to soldier and could take 2-3 days to several months.
MD	Military District
PUO	Pyrexia of Unknown Origin: This was a term used for any illness that could not clearly be identified and typically was related to influenza symptoms.
SOS	Struck Off Strength
TOS	Taken On Strength
CAMC	Canadian Army Medical Corp
CCH	Casualty Clearing Hospital
CFA	Canadian Field Ambulance
DRS	Divisional Rest Station
GSW	Gun Shot Wound – this was a generic term for all projectile penetrating wounds.
MD	Military District
PUO	Pyrexia of Unknown Origin
SOS	Struck Off Strength
TOS	Taken On Strength
WORD	Western Ontario Regimental Depot

[i] The Summary of Service for this soldier is meant as just that, a summary of his service. It is not intended to be an exhaustive biographical relation of his life or his war service. Some information may be deliberately suppressed by the author out of sensitivity to the soldier. Readers are encouraged to reference the actual service records available at the Library and Archives Canada in PDF format if they wish to learn more about this soldier. Such additional information (i.e. hyperlinks etc.) are for informational purpose only and no claim to verification or accuracy is made by the author of this summary.

[ii] This entry about his marital status is confusing. One document has Rebecca as is sister. His attestation papers has Rebecca as his wife. What was the status of this man’s marital status when he enlisted?

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