Warrant Officer Class II Ivor Ansell Tibble Royal Artillery and Royal Naval Auxiliary Service
The Man Ivor Ansell Tibble was born on Monday 21st August 1905 in Micheldever, Hampshire, son of Henry George a Post Office overseer and Emma nee Barrat. He was one of two children his sibling having died very young and his religion was Church of England, being Baptised on 1st October 1905. By 1911 the family were living at 28 Parham Road, Gosport.
After school, Ivor became a Salesman and on 23rd July 1938 aged 33 married Gladys May Greaves in Gosport. They had a daughter Mavis and the family lived at 34 Albermarle Avenue, Gosport
He enlisted into the Territorial Army Royal Engineers, 48th (Hampshire) Anti-Aircraft Battery, 393rd Company as a Sapper, with service number 2083347 on 7th February 1939. He was described as 5’.6” tall, weighing 136lbs, a girth of 34½”. He had a fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair.
Ivor was ‘called to the Colours’ on 31st August and embodied on 1st September, two days before the start of World War II. He was promoted to Lance Corporal 6th June 1940, transferred to the Royal Artillery 393/48th Searchlight Regiment on 1st August and promoted to Bombardier on 16th October. He served at home during the war and attached to various commands in the UK including, during 1941 HMS Excellent at Whale Island, Portsmouth and Shrivenham.
He was promoted to Sergeant on 25th June 1941 and War Substantive Sergeant 17th September 1944. At the end of the war awarded the Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45 and Efficiency Medal ‘Territorial’ the latter being notified in Army Order 134 (List 4) of August 1946, still Living with Gladys and Mavis at 34 Albermarle Avenue.
Ivor was transferred to the Z Class Reserve on 10th October 1945 when his service was given as exemplary. He re-enlisted into the TA on 1st May 1947 with the 583rd Hampshire Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA with the same service number. He served a further eight years in the TA and awarded the clasp to his Efficiency Medal listed in Army Order 115 (List 28) of October 1955.
Ivor was discharged from the TA aged 49 on 31st May 1955 under Para 234 (6A) (Services as a volunteer no longer required on reorganisation). He clearly missed the service as he enlisted into the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service, Portsmouth Command, on 6th July 1955 serving until 26th July 1967 – 12 years. He was awarded the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Long Service Medal on 7th February 1968 and by 1971 he was living at 7 Old Manor Gardens, Wallington, Fareham.
Ivor passed away on 2nd July 1976 aged 71 of congestive heart failure and aortic incompetence. Gladys died on 26th September 1989, living at 6 Albany Road, Rayleigh, Essex.
After school, Ivor became a Salesman and on 23rd July 1938 aged 33 married Gladys May Greaves in Gosport. They had a daughter Mavis and the family lived at 34 Albermarle Avenue, Gosport
He enlisted into the Territorial Army Royal Engineers, 48th (Hampshire) Anti-Aircraft Battery, 393rd Company as a Sapper, with service number 2083347 on 7th February 1939. He was described as 5’.6” tall, weighing 136lbs, a girth of 34½”. He had a fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair.
Ivor was ‘called to the Colours’ on 31st August and embodied on 1st September, two days before the start of World War II. He was promoted to Lance Corporal 6th June 1940, transferred to the Royal Artillery 393/48th Searchlight Regiment on 1st August and promoted to Bombardier on 16th October. He served at home during the war and attached to various commands in the UK including, during 1941 HMS Excellent at Whale Island, Portsmouth and Shrivenham.
He was promoted to Sergeant on 25th June 1941 and War Substantive Sergeant 17th September 1944. At the end of the war awarded the Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45 and Efficiency Medal ‘Territorial’ the latter being notified in Army Order 134 (List 4) of August 1946, still Living with Gladys and Mavis at 34 Albermarle Avenue.
Ivor was transferred to the Z Class Reserve on 10th October 1945 when his service was given as exemplary. He re-enlisted into the TA on 1st May 1947 with the 583rd Hampshire Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA with the same service number. He served a further eight years in the TA and awarded the clasp to his Efficiency Medal listed in Army Order 115 (List 28) of October 1955.
Ivor was discharged from the TA aged 49 on 31st May 1955 under Para 234 (6A) (Services as a volunteer no longer required on reorganisation). He clearly missed the service as he enlisted into the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service, Portsmouth Command, on 6th July 1955 serving until 26th July 1967 – 12 years. He was awarded the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Long Service Medal on 7th February 1968 and by 1971 he was living at 7 Old Manor Gardens, Wallington, Fareham.
Ivor passed away on 2nd July 1976 aged 71 of congestive heart failure and aortic incompetence. Gladys died on 26th September 1989, living at 6 Albany Road, Rayleigh, Essex.
The Story The medal group awarded to Ivor Ansen Tibble were acquired from e bay on 31st January 2022 after an offer made, on a buy it now basis.
They were of immediate interest as they sit within a sub-theme of this collection, the Efficiency Medal together with another long service award, this combination not being held and being a Royal Navy and Army combination.
With the medals came his service records, which, together with Ancestry.UK enabled a reasonable biography to be compiled.
Interestingly, according to the book on the RNXS Medal by R.Sirley, the group had previously been sold by Q&C Militaria in 2002, with the 1939-45 and Atlantic Stars. His service records however, confirm the World War II entitlement as only the Defence and War Medals.
Nevertheless, a quite scare and interesting group to a man who served his country for around 30 years.
They were of immediate interest as they sit within a sub-theme of this collection, the Efficiency Medal together with another long service award, this combination not being held and being a Royal Navy and Army combination.
With the medals came his service records, which, together with Ancestry.UK enabled a reasonable biography to be compiled.
Interestingly, according to the book on the RNXS Medal by R.Sirley, the group had previously been sold by Q&C Militaria in 2002, with the 1939-45 and Atlantic Stars. His service records however, confirm the World War II entitlement as only the Defence and War Medals.
Nevertheless, a quite scare and interesting group to a man who served his country for around 30 years.
Royal Naval Auxiliary Service badge and ensign
Medal Details:
- Defence Medal: Unnamed as awarded.
- War Medal 1939-45: Unnamed as awarded.
- Efficiency Medal: 2088347 SJT. I.A.TIBBLE. R.A.
- Royal Naval Auxiliary Long Service Medal: IVOR.A.TIBBLE
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