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Leonard BIBBS

Regimental number3458
Place of birthWorcester, England
SchoolPublic Elementary School, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressMr Nicholas, Manager, Bank of Australasia, Mirboo North, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, L H Bibbs, Aboretum Road, Worcester, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 April 1918
Place of death or woundingnear Albert, France
Date of death28 April 1918
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Leonard Henry and Emily BIBBS, 25 Arboretum Road, Worcester, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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