Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Walter Robert Dibbs
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 21.06.1917
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: J72382
- Rank: Seaman
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: H.M.S. Victory
- Unit/Ship: Royal Navy
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 12.06.1894
- Place of Birth: Alyth Junction, Newtyle
- Address:
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Ann Gardiner Dibbs
- Father:
Alexander Dibbs
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Ann Matthew Wetherspoon Cathro
- Children:
Lillian & Muriel
- Age at Death: 76
- Date of Death: 14.09.1970
- Place of Death: Dundee
- Burial Country: Scotland
- Cemetery: Balgay Cemetery, Dundee
More about Walter Robert Dibbs
Walter returned from the Navy to Employment as a draughtsman in Dundee. He married Ann Matthew Wetherspoon Cathro in St Paul’s Cathedral in 1922. They moved to Birmingham where Walter worked mainly for Pilkington’s Glass and the Ministry of Aircraft Production making Wellington Bombers during WW2. They had two daughters, Lillian and Muriel who both went to art college. However they contracted TB and died within a few years of each other in the 1940s. Walter retired to Dundee in 1969 and died in 1970. He is buried alongside his parents and siblings in Balgay Cemetery.
Two of his brothers also served in the Great War, the were Pte David Dibbs, 51168, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, who was killed in action, 04.05.1915 & L/Cpl William Arthur Dibbs, 28942, 16th Battalion Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action 22.04.1915.
Information and images very kindly supplied by Patricia Lovatt
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