A fine Collection of Medals to the Sherwood Foresters

Seven: Serjeant J. Hibbert, Liverpool Regiment, late Derbyshire Regiment

India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (5315 Pte., 2d Bn. Derby. Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (5315 Pte., Derby. Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5315 Pte., Notts. & Derby. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (12107 Pte., L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (12107 Sjt., L’pool. R.); Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., 3rd issue (John Hibbert) contact marks, edge bruising, good fine and better (7) £320-380

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine Collection of Medals to the Sherwood Foresters.

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John Hibbert was born in Penistone, Sheffield in 1877. A Boiler-Maker by occupation, he attested for the Notts. & Derby. Regiment at Nottingham on 16 January 1896. During 1901-02 he served with the Notts. & Derby Mounted Infantry. He completed his service on 15 January 1903 and transferred to the reserve. Between 1903 and 1908 he served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. On 4 September 1914 he enlisted into the 12th Battalion Liverpool Regiment. Hibbert was wounded on 25 September 1915 and again on or about 5 July 1917. He was transferred to the Reserve on 25 April 1919. On 15 September 1920 he enlisted into the Territorial Army as Warrant Officer with the Manchester Regiment and served until 1926. John Hibbert was awarded the I.S.M. on 27 July 1937 for services in the Post Office.

With a number of original papers, including: Parchment Reserve Certificate 1903; Parchment Certificate of Character on Transfer to Reserve 1903; letter of recommendation, 1902; Certificate of Transfer to Reserve 1919; Certificate of Discharge from the Territorial Army 1926, with associated letter; Protection Certificate; letter to Mrs Hibbert informing her of her husband’s wound, 1915; Army Form to Mrs Hibbert informing her of her husband’s wound, 1917; Certificate and associated letter re the award of the I.S.M.; two postcard photographs. With copied research.