SIBLY, William Libby
| Service Number: | 5446 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916, Enlisted in Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 8 November 1880 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Waterside Worker |
| Died: | East Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 4 August 1943, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Willunga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5446, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Melbourne | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5446, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5446, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Cates
William Libby Sibly was born in Willunga and, in 1906 married Lucy McRae of South Melbourne. At the time of his enlistment in Melbourne, he was 35 years old, weighed 134lbs (61kg) and stood 5'5" (167cm) tall. His eyes were blue and hair dark brown.
He embarked on 04 April 1916 with the 17th/7th Battalion Reinforcements and arrived in France via Egypt on 04 March 1917. On 13 May 1917 William was evacuated to England suffering nephritis and was eventually invalided home.
William later resided at East Melbourne and died on 04 August 1943 aged 63 years. Two of his brothers (James Oliver and Oswald Harrold) also served.
Excerpt from the book "A Picture of Forlitude" with approval by The Willunga Recreational Park.