James TIBEY

TIBEY, James

Service Number: 4323
Enlisted: 28 August 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 54th Infantry Battalion
Born: Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland , 16 November 1874
Home Town: Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 41 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Adelaide Christian Brothers' College WW1 Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4323, Depot Battalion
20 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4323, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4323, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4323, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix),

--- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4323 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"THE LATE PRIVATE J. TIBEY

Mrs. Tibey, of Cawthorne-street, Southwark, has received news that her son (Private J. Tibey) was killed in action on July 20. He was the eldest son of Mrs. and the late Mr. James Tibey. There is another son at the front."from the Adelaide Chronicle 19 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)