Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Nibbs William Frederick David

Born 10^th September 1892 Sheffield Tasmania the son of Job Lynton and Mary Elizabeth Nibbs (nee Cox) and married to Alma Elsie Drewitt a labourer he embarked Hobart 1^st July 1916 on board “HMAT Berrima” with the 40^th Infantry Battalion.

He was wounded 25^th December 1916 at Armentieres with a severe gunshot wound to the arm and was invalided back to Tasmania and discharged 13^th February 1918. He never recovered from his wounds and died 7^th November 1921 at Margaret Street Launceston. He was buried in the Wesley Vale Cemetery Tasmania.

His brother Claude Lynton Nibbs (No 574) was killed in action 12^th October 1917 in Belgium and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

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