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William George STIBBS

Regimental number5410
Place of birthFassifern, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Height5' 5.5"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Clara Maud Stibbs, Lower Terrace Street, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service3 years Scottish Volun. Rifles Q'land
Enlistment date16 February 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Doras STIBBS. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date7 April 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 11 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 1 March 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 7 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 October 1923
Age at death45
Place of burialToowong Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, STIBBS William George

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