Norman Sibley
- Born: 8 Mar 1896, Oakleigh, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
- Marriage (1): Lillian Naomi Moad in 1925 in Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
- Died: 23 Sep 1975, Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria Australia at age 79
- Buried: 26 Sep 1975, Springvale Crematorium, Victoria Australia
General Notes:
Electoral Roll: -
1919 - 8 Auburn Parade, Auburn, Vic - gem setter.
1924, 1931, 1936 - Allison Avenue, Glen Iris, Vic - jeweller.
Sibley, Norman
Service Number: 15182
Rank/Calling: Private
Unit: 14 Australian General Hospital and Reinforcements (July 1916 - November 1917)
Ship Name: HMAT Karoola
Ship Number: A63
Date of Embarkation: 19/08/1916
Place of Embarkation: Melbourne
Norman Sibley enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 7/10/1915 His occupation is listed as Jewel Setter and he was apprenticed to Willis and Sons, Melbourne. He had completed 3 and a half years of a six year apprenticeship.
Norman’s Certificate of Medical Examination describes him as being 19 years, six months, height - 5 feet 8 and a quarter inches, weight - 10 stone, chest measurement - 33/35 and three quarters inches, complexion - sallow, eyes - brown, hair - dark brown and religious denomination - Baptist. His distinctive marks were - Vaccination - 3 left arm and 3 right arm.
Norman was discharged on 7/10/1919 because of Malaria which he caught in Homes, Palestine where he was serving in the Light Horse Field Ambulance. He was hospitalised quite a few times with it.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Jewel Setter.
Norman married Lillian Naomi Moad, daughter of Thomas Kitson Moad and Edith Whitehead, in 1925 in Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria Australia. (Lillian Naomi Moad was born on 23 Feb 1897 in Richmond, Victoria Australia, died on 18 Sep 1978 in Morling Lodge Baptist Nursing Home, Red Hill, ACT Australia and was buried on 21 Sep 1978 in Springvale Crematorium, Victoria Australia.)
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