| Regimental number | 3922 |
| Place of birth | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| School | Davidson State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Address | Mitchell Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J M Haigh, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Age at death | 24.8 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Lydia SIBBIN, 25 Westbourne Street, East Prahran, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2490805, 3695 Pte H.J. BURGESS, D Company, 59th Bn, 9 March 1917: 'Pte. Yates, F.C. of D Co. saw him in "no mans land" (sic) Flerbaix (sic) - dead-. He spoke to him first, thinking he was alive, and then found that he was dead.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SIBBIN George Stuart
Red Cross File No 2490805 |
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