KIBBLE, Sydney George
| Service Numbers: | 122, 1228 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1900, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | King Edward's Horse |
| Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 19 May 1876 |
| Home Town: | Tamborine, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier/Cattle breeder |
| Died: | Natural causes, Battersea, London, England, March 1944 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Brisbane Grammar School Boer War Honour Board |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 122, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Jan 1900: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 122, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 2 Jan 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 122, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
| 13 Jan 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 122, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, "C" Company, s.s. Maori King, Pinkenba (Brisbane) | |
| 19 Jun 1900: | Transferred Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Seconded to the Transvaal mounted police | |
| 17 May 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 122, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Disembarked at Brisbane on transport Tongariro on the 3 May 1901 |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted Other Commonwealth Forces, Sergeant, 1228, King Edward's Horse |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'OLD BOYS.
Sydney Kibble writes from the Maori King on his way to South Africa with the second Queensland contingent. Donkin was with him.' from Hawkesbury Advocate 9 Mar 1900 (nla.gov.au)
'COLLEGE NOTES.
OLD BOYS.
Gone or going to the war in South Africa. All Collegians, past and present, will wish them God-speed and a safe return :- Reginald Heron, W. J. Cunningham, M. H. Reynolds, E. Windeyer, W. Lowing, C. C. Bossley, S. G. Kibble, - Donkin, J. L. Wilson, P. Potts, - Hart, C. H. McPhee, W. McCulloch, J. Farnell, G. E. L. Ramsay.' from Hawkesbury Advocate 16 Mar 1900 (nla.gov.au)
'PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr. S. G. Kibble, who was attached to King Edward's Light Horse and was badly wounded in France, is expected to arrive in Sydney to-day. Later he will stay at Tarumi, Wynnum South.' from The Brisbane Courier 5 Mar 1918 (nla.gov.au)
'MAUDE BEATTY TO BE MARRIED.
To Forsake Stage for Life on Argentine Ranch.
In a short while now Miss Maude Beatty, Mrs. Douglas of Going Up, fame, will leave Australia for Buenos Ayres. The popular actress is now, therefore making her farewell to the stage. The romance which will end in Miss Beatty's becoming Mrs. Sydney G. Kibble, began last year when Mr. Kibble and Miss Beatty travelled to Australia from America on the same boat. The bridegroom-to-be saw three and a half years' service In the war. He was one of a party which travelled to England from the Argentine and enlisted with the British forces. A breeder of pedigree cattle, it was natural that he should join up with King Edward's Horse. With that unit he was wounded severely in the leg, but has since made a successful recovery. Mr. Kibble also saw service in the South African campaign.' from Sunday Times 9 Nov 1919 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Peter Nemaric
Enlisted 1st King Edwards Horse 11 August 1915.
1st Section 1st Troop C Squadron June 1917.
Sergeant Major.
Wounded by a sniper July 1917, Ferdinand Farm, Passchendaele.
Discharged 6 October 1917.
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