Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- Vietnam (1962-1975)
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 19/04/1949
- Place of Birth
- Canberra ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- 2797308
- Final Rank
- Lance Corporal
- Final Unit
- Australian Embassy Guard Platoon, Saigon
Notes
Wibrow's parents arrived in Canberra in October 1948. His father is described in The Canberra Times as a 'technician' (architects, engineers and quantity surveyors) brought over here by the Department of Works to work on building projects. The Wibrow's were living in Turner.
Wibrow was a National Serviceman who served in Vietnam with the Australian Army Assistance Group from 5 March 1972 to 17 December 1972 and then with the Australian Embassy Guard Platoon, Saigon until 30 June 1973. Wibrow died in a car accident on 25 July 1977 aged 28 years.
Sources
Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au
The Canberra Times - 2 October 1948, 21 October 1948