BIBBY, Lionel Hartley
| Service Numbers: | 4281, N324291 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Depot Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | The Hutchins School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | jeweller's assistant |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 19 October 1967, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW East Terrace 3, Wall 20 |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4281, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4281, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4281, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4281, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 1 May 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Appointed No. 4 Group Adjutant, Hurdcott | |
| 23 Sep 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Embarked England per HMAT Ascanius, for return to Australia | |
| 23 Sep 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 21 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, No. 4 Group Adjutant since 1 May 1919 |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N324291, 9 Garrison Battalion / Company (Vic), Served in 9 Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps as Lieutenant | |
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| 19 May 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N324291, 9th Depot Battalion, Discharged from 9 Battalion, VDC, Lieutenant |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS
Although recorded as a jeweller's assistant at the time he enlisted in 1915 (his father Leo was a jeweller, according to the Electoral Roll of 1930), Lionel Hartley BIBBY went on to become an internationally renowned firearms expert and marksman, from the 1930s onwards. He was a crack shot with a revolver, rifle and shotgun, and he designed the first Australian made repeating rifle, in 1947.
There are 433 newspaper articles on 'Trove' about Lionel, mostly about his incredible marksmanship. His son, Jim, went on to become almost as famous as his dad for his marksmanship, but tragically predeceased his father, aged just 28.
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