TIBBS, Walter
| Service Number: | 946 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, An original of H Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, March 1897 |
| Home Town: | Tarraville, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Castleford Secondary School, Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Artillery Road Plot 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 946, 8th Infantry Battalion, An original of H Company | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 946, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 946, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Private Walter Tibbs was born in 1897 in Hunslet, which is is an inner-city area of south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He enlisted at Broadmeadows Victoria during August 1914, and lied about his age being only 17 and Walter gave his age as 22. He seemed to be farming at Tarraville in Gippsland Victoria. He came out to Australia when he was 15 years of age. His roll of Honour form filled out by his parents describes him as being an excellent violinist who was educated at Castleford Secondary School. In 1917 Walter's mother received his personal effects. He was originally laid to rest Artillery Road West Cemetery before being reinterred at Shell Green Cemetery at Gallipoli during 1923.
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