Remembered

On This Day, 1 December 1915

James Joseph Tibbo was killed in action on this day in 1915

James Tibbo was born in St. Johns, Newfoundland on 12 November 1894, the second son of Richard Tibbo (a labourer) and his mother Mary Ann daughter of Richard Roach. The family lived at 7 Lime Street, St Johns, Newfoundland.

St Johns West End — St. John's Looking West, Before 1892 Looking west from the east end of St. John's before the Great Fire of 1892. Photo courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

James was educated at St Patrick's Hall and Holy Cross Christian Brothers’ Schools.

St Johns Newfoundland — St. John's West End, n.d. The west end of St. John's became increasingly industrialized after the Great Fire of 1892. Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections, QEII Library

A seaman, he joined the Newfoundland Regiment on 13 January 1915.

James left for England on 20 March 1915. He went to the Dardanelles and was killed in action there on 1 December 1915, while assisting a stretcher bearer remove the wounded. James is buried in Azmak Cemetery Suvla, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey.

Azmak Cemetery near Suvla Bay in the Gallipoli Peninsula.

1017 Pte James Joseph Tibbo, D Coy 1st Bn, Royal Newfoundland Regt.

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