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KIBBY, WILLIAM HENRY
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
KIBBY, WILLIAM HENRY
Date Of Birth
15 Apr 1903
Age
39
Birth Place
Winlaton, County Durham
Resided Place
Winlaton, County Durham; Adelaide, Australia, England; Australia
Date
1942
Date Of Death
1942
Fate
Killed in action.
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Parents: John Robert and Mary Isabella Kibby, of Winlaton, County Durham, England, then emigrated to Australia; husband of Sarah Mabel Kibby, of Helmsdale, South Australia.
Rank Name
Sergeant
Service Number
SX7089
Gazette Date
1943
Gazette Page
523 (V.C.); Issue: 35879 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Miteiriya Ridge, Western Desert; Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, Western Desert, Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria & Tobruk)
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Infantry
Battalion
2/48th Battalion (South Australia)
Place of Death
Miteiriya Ridge, Libya
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
unit
Australian Infantry
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UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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