Lionel Hartley BIBBY

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BIBBY, Lionel Hartley

Service Numbers:	4281, N324291
Enlisted:	19 July 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	9th Depot Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 September 1892
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	The Hutchins School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	jeweller's assistant
Died:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 19 October 1967, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW East Terrace 3, Wall 20
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4281, 12th Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4281, 12th Infantry Battalion
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4281, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4281, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
14 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion
16 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion
17 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion
9 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 52nd Infantry Battalion
10 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion
25 Jan 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion
16 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
1 May 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Appointed No. 4 Group Adjutant, Hurdcott
23 Sep 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Embarked England per HMAT Ascanius, for return to Australia
23 Sep 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
21 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, No. 4 Group Adjutant since 1 May 1919

World War 2 Service

23 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), N324291, 9 Garrison Battalion / Company (Vic), Served in 9 Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps as Lieutenant
19 May 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), N324291, 9th Depot Battalion, Discharged from 9 Battalion, VDC, Lieutenant

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Biography contributed by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS

Although recorded as a jeweller's assistant at the time he enlisted in 1915 (his father Leo was a jeweller, according to the Electoral Roll of 1930), Lionel Hartley BIBBY went on to become an internationally renowned firearms expert and marksman, from the 1930s onwards. He was a crack shot with a revolver, rifle and shotgun, and he designed the first Australian made repeating rifle, in 1947.

There are 433 newspaper articles on 'Trove' about Lionel, mostly about his incredible marksmanship. His son, Jim, went on to become almost as famous as his dad for his marksmanship, but tragically predeceased his father, aged just 28.

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