Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Nibbs, Wilfred John

He was born Smithton Tasmania the son of John and Ellen Nibbs, a labourer who embarked Melbourne 22^nd December 1914 on board “HMAT Ceramic” with the 15^th Infantry Battalion.

He was wounded at Gallipoli on the 5^th May 1915 with a gunshot wound to the head and was evacuated to Egypt on the hospital ship “Devanha” and admitted to the Deaconness Hospital Alexandria where he died 8^th May 1915.

He was buried in the Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

He was 18 years old at the time of his death.

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