We remember Edwin Henry Dibben

We remember Edwin Henry Dibben

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1875
sibling Reginald H Dibben Source:8666114 1875
1878
sibling Joseph W Dibben Source:8666114 1878
1880
sibling John Dibben Source:8666114 1880
1882
birth Buckland Newton, Dorset United Kingdom Source:8666104 Source:8666083 December 1882
1886
sibling Barwell J Dibben Source:8666114 1886
1890
sibling Mable A D Dibben Source:8666114 1890
1891
location Tharnel Green, Buckland Newton, Dorset United Kingdom parents address Source:8666114 April 1891
1912
location Sydney Australia their own address Source:8666104 1912
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Private 4183A Australian Infantry 54th Battalion Source:8666083 1916
1916
dates Age 33 Source:8666083 19th July 1916
employment Apprentice motor Mechanice and Coachbuilder Buckland Newton, Dorset Canada Source:8666104
enlistment Warwick Farm New South Wales Australia Source:8218593
1916
death Killed in Action Originally listed missing but recovered from a mass grave in 2007. Subsequent tests proved his identity and a re-burial took place in 2010. Fromelles, Lille, Department du Nord France Source:8666083 19th July 1916
burial Fromelles (pheasnt Wood) Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Fromelles, Lille, Department du Nord France Source:8666083

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Edwin Henry
Initials EH
Last Name Dibben
Source 8218593
First Names Harry
Initials H
Source 8666083
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Sydney Australia their own address known 1912
Tharnel Green, Buckland Newton, Dorset United Kingdom parents address known April 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Australian Imperial Force 4183A Australian Infantry 54th Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Dibben mother
Edwin Henry Dibben father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Reginald H Dibben brother 1875
Joseph W Dibben brother 1878
John Dibben brother 1880
Barwell J Dibben brother 1886
Mable A D Dibben sister 1890

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  • Private Edwin Henry "Harry" Dibben of the AIF
    Private Dibben was listed missing presumed killed in action in 1916 but when research was carried out in 2007 on bodies exhumed from a mass grave, DNA and other tests proved the identity of Harry Dibben. He was re-buried at Fromelles in 2010. We will remember.

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    Anne1202

  • Fromelles. One of the Re-burials in 2010.
    Private "Harry" Dibben was re-buried with full military honours in 2010.

    Contributed by:
    Anne1202

  • Private Harry Dibben 1882 to 1916
    The Headstone of Harry Dibben in the new cemetery at Pheasant Wood, Fromelles, France.

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    Anne1202

  • The War Memorial at Buckland Newton Dorset
    The War Memorial at Holy Rood Church, Buckland Newton, Dorset commemorates Private Harry Dibben and his fellow comrades who fell in WW1. We will remember.

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    Anne1202

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Anne1202
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Anne1202

External Evidence

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Find a Grave Anne1202

Multimedia

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Private Edwin Henry "Harry" Dibben of the AIF Anne1202
Fromelles. One of the Re-burials in 2010. Anne1202
Private Harry Dibben 1882 to 1916 Anne1202
The War Memorial at Buckland Newton Dorset Anne1202

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We remember Edwin Henry Dibben

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