CIBICH, George Henry
| Service Number: | 265 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 December 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Islington, South Australia, 6 April 1897 |
| Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 14 January 1949, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General area C, Path 11, Grave 854. Interred 15 January 1949. Internment right expired in 2011. Now commemorated in the Garden of Remembrance at Centennial Park Wall 34, Row D. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 265, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 265, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 265, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 43rd Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at Reincourt and interned at the Limburg Camp, Germany | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 265, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 12 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 265, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at 4th Military District | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 265, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter Cibich and Elizabeth Cibich nee Brine of Prospect, SA
Brother of Arthur Edwin Cibich who returned to Australia on 28 January 1916 having served with the 27th Battalion; Walter Norman Cibich who returned to Australia on 5 July 1919 having served with the 6th Pioneer Battalion; Frederick Harold Cibich who returned to Australia on 12 March 1919 having served with the 27th Battalion and Florence Ivy Cibich
Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking on the 28 April 1919
Medals: Britih War Medal, Victory Medal
On 24 December 1919 George married Florence Marsh in the Prospect Church of Christ, SA
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