Albert standing on the left, in his early 20's shortly after WWI (click to enlarge).
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Jack (as he was always known) joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 20 May 1916 when he was just 18 years old. He was badly wounded in WW1 and it's understood that he would have died on the battlefield if a German soldier hadn't carried him to the first aid tent. He received gun shot wounds to his face and as a consequence he was entitled to wear a gold wound stripe.
Jack was discharged from the military on 24 Jun 1918 as no longer physically fit for war service. He was still just 20 years and 5 months old. After that time I believe he served 6 months in the Army Reserve and was finally released from all service on 10 Dec 1918.

He was 5'8½" tall, fair complexion, blue eyes and fair hair.
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Jack was awarded the Silver War Badge, number 412,354.

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Albert ("Jack") died in March 1937 about a month before his son John Was born. He died of pneumonia. He was a heavy smoker.

He was a workaholic and was more concerned about the health of the rest of the family who were suffering from flu and whooping cough at the time, than looking after himself. He refused to give in until it was too late.

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Knibbs Albert John otherwise John of The Cottage Land-lane Marsden Green near Birmingham died 12 March 1937 Administration Birmingham 20 April to Elsie May Knibbs widow Effects £343 1s. 7d.
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Our gratitude goes to the members and volunteers at Find A Grave web site for recording the details, in memory of Jack.

Our gratitude goes to the members and volunteers at Find A Grave web site for recording the details, in memory of Elsie.

From the Coleshill Chronicle - 09 January 1960:
Critic of the Free Rent Week.
Sir, -I was most perturbed to learn that Meriden R.D.C. have allowed all their council house tenants to live rent free for one week as a Christmas gift.
The Housing Committee allures us that the fund from which this was paid did not come out of the rates but whatever the source, surely any surplus could have been used far more usefully.
These tenants are already being subsidised and many of them run cars and generally enjoy a higher Standard of living at the rate-payers' exipense.
Such things as roads, pavements or lighting could be improved and would benefit everyone instead of just an already over-privileged section of the community.
If the amount involved is too small to use for such a purpose, could not a donation have been made to this World Refugee Year, a far more deserving cause?
Leonard J Knibbs
The Cottage
Land Lane
Marston Green