VON BIBRA, Elbert Louis
| Service Number: | 2303 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 11 January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 30 September 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium III. A. 17. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2303, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2303, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2303, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 30 Sep 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2303, 47th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2303 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-30 |
Lest We Forget
Elbert Louis Von Bibra (Seargent)
My Great-Great Uncle. 3rd Great Uncle to James Marshall and Joshua Marshall.
Elb enlisted in the AIF on the 20th May 1915, and embarked onthe HMAT Ajuna on the 4th June 1915 as part of the 15th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement.
He landed at Gallipoli on the 2nd of August 1915, where he was wounded 5 days later (7th Aug 1915) - gunshot wounds to left thigh and right knee.
On the Western Front, he was transferred to the 47th Battalion.
He was Killed in Action on the 30th of September 1917 at Westhoek Ridge during the Third Battle of Ypres.
Submitted 25 April 2020 by Tony Marshall
Biography
"...2303 Private Elbert Louis Von Bibra, 47th Battalion, of Launceston, Tas. He enlisted on 20 May 1915, was promoted to lance corporal in June 1916, corporal in March 1917 and sergeant on 14 July 1917. He was killed in action in Belgium on 30 September 1917 aged 28 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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