William John LIBBIS

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LIBBIS, William John

Service Number:	3384
Enlisted:	7 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 November 1872
Home Town:	South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 March 1929, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

7 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3384, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3384, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3384, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William LIBBIS and Elizabeth nee GERMAINE

Pte Libbis enlisted on 17 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor on 11 October 1915. He returned to Australia on 10 June 1916 as a member of the 46th Battalion.

LIBBIS.—On the 13th March, at the Melbourne Hospital, late of Nott-street, Port Melbourne, William John, the dearly loved son of the late William and Elizbeth Libbis, loving brother of Elizabeth (Mrs. Hine), Emily (Mrs. Lock), Thomas, Florrie (Mrs. (Shilling), Rose (Mrs. Duncan), Edwin and Annie (Mrs. Ashman), aged 56 years.

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