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Eric Rupert Dibbs

(Confirmed)

Born: 9 March, 1894

Died: 17 October, 1977

Biographical Summary:

Married Meredith Glover (1893-1985) in 1921 and had five children.

Dibbs is also commemorated on the former Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Head Office WWI Honour Roll.

Ranks:

• Held rank of Lieutenant

Birth Records:

• 9 March, 1894 in North Sydney, NSW, Australia

Death Records:

• 17 October, 1977 in Mona Vale

Address:

• Woodlands Cross Street Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• sibling - Vernon Lyall Dibbs
• father - Sydney Reginald Dibbs
• mother - Jessie Emily Fletcher
• wife - Mary Edith Glover

Organisations:

• Member of - 36th Battalion, AIF
• Member of - Royal Flying Corps
• Member of - Australian Flying Corps

Main Sources:

• Dibbs Eric Rupert SERN Lieutenant POB Sydney NSW POE NA NOK F Dibbs Sydney Reginald (Item)
• First World War Embarkation Rolls Eric Rupert Dibbs (Webpage)
• The AIF Project Eric Rupert DIBBS (Webpage)
• Interview with Eric Dibbs The 1418 Journal 1967 p 91 (Website)
• Eric Rupert Dibbs collection of photographs 19141947 (Website)
• Portrait of Eric Rupert Dibbs in military uniform 1915 (Photograph)
• Portrait of Eric Rupert Dibbs as a Lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force Salisbury England 1916 (Photograph)
• Portrait of Eric Rupert Dibbs as a Lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force France 1916 (Photograph)
• Portrait of Eric Rupert Dibbs as an observer in the Australian Flying Corps 1917 (Photograph)
• Lieutenant Eric Rupert Dibbs in his SE5A Fighter aircraft No 2 Squadron AFC just after the Armistice (Photograph)
• AIR 7613321 Dibbs Eric Rupert The National Archives Kew (Webpage)
• A LUCKY THIRTEEN (Newspaper Article)
• A DAY WITH THE FLYING CORPS (Newspaper Article)
• Eric Dibbs interviewed by Fred Morton in the Australian aviators in World War I oral history project sound recording (Webpage)
• Lucky 13 Dibbs at the front Behind the Lines blog (Webpage)
• PERSONAL (Newspaper Article)
• LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS Successful Young Officer (Newspaper Article)
• AIRMEN RETURN SOME DISTINGUISHED SOLDIERS OFFICERS’ WAR DECORATIONS (Newspaper Article)
• Birth Notice (Newspaper Article)
• WEDDINGS DIBBSGLOVER (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• DIBBS E. R. on the South Face of the
• DIBBS on the Mosman Rowing Club Roll of Honour 19141918
• E. on the St Clement's World War 1 Roll of Honour