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Pte Hibbert James Swim
Canadian Expeditionary Force 85th Battalion Nova Scotia
from:Clarkes Harbor, Shelburne County, N.S.
(d.7th Nov 1911)
Hibbert was a fireman in N.S. by vocation
Enlisted April 15, 1916
Sailed from Halifax N.S. to Liverpool England on SS Olympic Oct 12-18, 1916
Transferred to 85th Battalion Witley Dec 12, 1916
Arrived in Harvre, France March 17, 1917
Wounded at Lens 22/8/1917 gun shot would right leg
Discharged to service from #22 General Hospital Camiers Sept 1, 1917
Wounded at Passchendaele Oct 30, 1917, shrapnel wound to chest, burns on right leg
Died of wounds received in action Nov 7, 1917 at #2 Casualty Clearing Hospital