Leatherhead War Memorials : Herbert Tribe

Town Memorial P8.R3.C2
the memorial is incorrect *

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Herbert Tribe
7th Kings Shropshire Regt., [*King's Shropshire Light Infantry]
Peronne
Oct 7 1918 [*7 Sep 1918]

Taken Not Given, Liam Sumption, L&DLHS
The regimental records of the Shropshires indicate that Herbert Tribe was born in Leatherhead and that he enlisted at Leominster (Bredenbury Court Gardens, near Bromyard). His regimental number was 25287 and he was serving as a private in the 10th Bn., Shropshire Light Infantry. ¹

[Liam Sumption comments that Herbert Tribe was living a long way from Leatherhead - what he did not know was that Herbert Tribe's wife Maria Tribe lived at Overdine, Bredenbury, Bromyard, Worcs.]

The Leatherhead War Memorial Sub Committee minutes of 20 August 1920 recommended that a number of men "should be included owing to their prior connection with Leatherhead and the present residence of their near relatives in the place, if space allows.". The Tribes were a well known local family and one of them served on the Committee.

The Parish magazine of November 1918 ² reported that Herbert Tribe was 'killed in action' on 7th September (as do the Regimental records).

The War Diary ³ of the 10th Bn. KSLI sets out what occurred:

On 7th September the Shropshires concentrated in Coutures Copse, and passed through the Australian outpost line at 6.30am. They met considerable machine-gun fire. The village of Yullens-Fourcon [Villers-Faucon] was cleared but considerable difficulty was experienced by one company which advanced from the village. The Bn.'s Lewis guns took out several of the enemy machine guns and they then consolidated.

No details are given of the casualties sustained.

Sources
1. Soldiers who died in the Great War (KOSLI): IWM Lambeth
2. Parish Magazine of St Mary & St Nicholas , Leatherhead: November 1918 issue
3. WO95/3154 War Diary of 10th Bn., Shropshire LI: PRO

Name: TRIBE, H(erbert): Age 41
Rank: Private
Regiment: King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Unit: 10th (Shropshire and Cheshire Yeomanry) Bn.
Date of Death: 07/09/1918
Service No: 25287
Son of Alfred and Maria Tribe, of Leatherhead, Surrey; husband of Maria Tribe, of Overdine, Bredenbury, Bromyard, Worcs.
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. F. 8.
Cemetery: VILLERS-FAUCON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

He is listed on the Church Lads Brigade Tryptich in All Saints Church

He is not listed in the May 1915 issue of Leatherhead Parish Magazine among those serving.

Links
Map showing Villers-Faucon
Commonwealth War Graves Commission entry
The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
KSLI Association

the website editor would like to add further information on this casualty
e.g. a photo of him, of his grave and of any recollections within his family

page last updated 2 Aug 2004