Rifleman James Vibert
7th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles (Jersey Overseas Contingent)
16/08/1917

1914-15 Star

Son of Mr and Mrs George Phillip Vibert of 3 Elizabeth Villas, First Tower, Jersey. His brother of Rifleman John Vibert who was also killed in action. One of two brothers who both fell within one year.

Killed in action, aged 23 years

NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Thursday 30 August 1917

Roll of Honour. We regret to announce the death of Rifleman James Vibert of the 7th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, who was killed in action while fighting on the Western Front on 16th August. The news of the death of this gallant young soldier was conveyed to his parents, Mr & Mrs G Vibert of First Tower, yesterday in a most sympathetic letter from his Company Officer, who alluded to the very high soldierly qualities of the deceased and said how greatly he would be missed by all ranks in the Company and Battalion. Rifleman James Vibert joined up with the original Jersey Contingent in the early part of 1915 and has seen continuous active service since then. The bereaved parents also received a letter from Corporal F Drouin, a comrade and close friend of the deceased, who stated that death had come very soon after he was wounded so he did not suffer greatly and that his last words were "goodbye to all". We might also state that Mr & Mrs Vibert have another son, Rifleman John Vibert, who enlisted at the same time as his brother, who has been posted as missing since 27 August 1916, but the parents have not abandoned hope that news will eventually be received that he is a prisoner in the hands of the enemy. We extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved parents