| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
| W.S. Dibley (father), West Beach, Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Enlistment Address |
| West Beach, Island Bay, New Zealand |
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| Vessel |
| Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo |
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| Military Awards |
| Queen's Service Medal (QSM) |
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| Place of Death |
| Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
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| Biographical Notes |
- Doug Dibley was the last surviving Gallipoli veteran in New Zealand. At the age of 19 he volunteered to help at the Trentham Military Hospital; instead they put him in uniform and sent him to Gallipoli with the Medical Corps. Arriving at Gallipoli after the main battles, he was a stretcher bearer in the front lines. He was evacuated from Gallipoli on the last day of the retreat and ended up in Palestine with mounted Anzac troops. Returning to NZ, he married and took over his father-in-law's farm near Rotorua, where he and his wife raised 11 children. He is survived by 52 grandchildren, approximately 90 great- grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. His comments on war last year were ' No one wins in the end'
- He was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for Community Service in the 1998 New Year's Honours List
- Died from a burst artery
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| Description of Image |
- Portrait
- Portrait, in retirement
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| Additional Information |
| New Zealand Herald 19.12.97 p.A1 & A16 |
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| Further References |
| Obituary on Mr Dibley in the "Defence New Zealand Quarterly" No 20, Autumn 1998 in the Armoury at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. |
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| Sources Used |
| Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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