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James William TIBBETTS

Regimental number1772
Date of birth9 March 1890
Place of birthSutton Forest, Goulburn, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Address385 Bridge Road, Glebe, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Tibbetts, 385 Bridge Road, Glebe, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/12/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 5 February 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 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.~
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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

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