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SIBBICK, George William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9581 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 November 1915, Enlisted in Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 8 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Rose Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Young, New South Wales, 19 April 1941, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9581, Enlisted in Adelaide | |
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| 31 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 9581, 11th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 9581, 11th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suevic, Adelaide | |
| 2 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 9581 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
1 April 1916 - Promoted to Corporal
2 October 1917 - Wounded by a bomb dropped from an aeroplane at Ypres, Belgium. Severe thigh wound
24 October 1917 - invalided to Voluntary Aid Detachment, Brighton, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
24 September 1919 - Returned to Australia on board Malta
RSL Information
20 January 1919 - Joined RSL
19 May 1920 - Transferred to Berri Sub Branch
24 September 1921 - Transferred to Winkie
Address when enlisting was Grant Avenue, Rose Park SA. Last known South Australian address was 50 Waynet Street, North Adelaide
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