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Oliver SIBBICK

Regimental number1818
Date of birth3 November 1893
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
SchoolRose Park Public School, South Australia
ReligionCongregational
OccupationLabourer
AddressGrant Avenue, Rose Park, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, W H Sibbick, Grant Avenue, Rose Park, South Australia
Enlistment date29 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 1 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1918
Discharge date8 April 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 9581 Corporal George William SIBBICK, 11th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 31 July 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Sustained injuries at Ypres, 20 September 1917, which resulted in the loss of the left leg; invalided to Bath and Southall Hospital, London; recovered.

Arrived back in Australia, 8 October 1918; discharged, 8 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 August 1976
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery

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