John Thomas TEBBY

TEBBY, John Thomas

Service Number: 1663
Enlisted: 22 September 1914, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 301st Company Mechancial Transport
Born: Wellington, New Zealand, 1895
Home Town: Redcliffe, Moreton Bay, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Motor Driver
Died: 21 February 1946, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Redcliffe Cemetery, Qld
Memorials: Redcliffe Humpybong Roll of Honor, Woody Point Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

22 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1663, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, Brisbane, Qld.
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Driver, 1663, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Driver, 1663, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

John Thomas Tebby was the son of John Tebby and Keturah Dunlop. The family lived at Woody point and John attended Humpybong State School. He enlisted in September 1914. John married Elizabeth Anne White in 1921 and worked as a motor mechanic after the war. His father, John Tebby a munitions worker, lived at Woody Point.

A Woody Point Incident.
Mr. Arthur Ashmore writes stating that steps are being taken to bring under the notice of the Royal Humane Society the bravery of Mr. John Thomas Tebby, the young engineer of the Olivine, in rescuing a passenger from drowning on 10th instant. - 26 June 1914

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