Regimental number | 1772 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sutton Forest, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 385 Bridge Road, Glebe, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Tibbetts, 385 Bridge Road, Glebe, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3094 Pte Stanley George TIBBETTS, Australian Railway Company, Operating Details, died of disease, 17 October 1918; 2889 Pte Alan Roy TIBBETTS MM, 4th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 December 1918.~ |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Admitted sick to hospital, 28 March 1916; rejoined unit from hospital, 1 April 1916. Wounded in action, 5 August 1916 (gun shot wound, severe, neck); admitted to 31st General Hospital, 5 August 1916; discharged from British Red Cross Convalescent Hospital to Details, Moascar, 4 September 1916; rejoined regiment, 6 September 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 23 September 1916. Detached to Railway Construction Company, Rafa, 16 June 1917; rejoined unit from Railway Construction Company, 6 July 1917. Detached, second occasion, to Railway Construction Company, 14 July 1917. Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, 25 January 1918; transferred to 7th Light Horse Regiment, 6 February 1918; taken on strength, 7th Light Horse, 7 February 1918. Attached for duty to 1st Field Squadron Engineers, Anzac Mounted Division, 28 May 1918; detachment ceased, returned to unit, 19 June 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on compassionate leave, 5 February 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal ~ |