Richard Thomas HIBBERT

Regimental number3566
Date of birth14 June 1877
Place of birthFreeman's Reach, Windsor, New South Wales
SchoolWindsor Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressFreeman's Reach, Windsor, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriet Hibbert, Freeman's Reach, Windsor, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Australian Light Horse, Windsor district.
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 5 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialVaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 15), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Harriet HIBBERT, Freeman's Reach, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal