John Leonard Gibby (17 October 1920 – 21 October 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.315.
Family The son of John Gibby (1889–1961), and Mary Elizabeth "Maie" Gibby (1893–1976), née Dodd,Weddings: Mr. John Gibby to Miss Maie Dodd, Table Talk, (Thursday, 8 January 1920), p.9.Wedding of Mr. John Gibby to Miss Maie Dodd, Table Talk, (Thursday, 8 January 1920), p.14.Deaths: Gibby, The Age, (Thursday, 15 July, 1976), p.21. John Leonard Gibby was born at Kew, Victoria on 17 October 1920.Note that his service record has his name as "John Lennard Gibby".
He married Margaret Catherine "Peg" Ryan (1919–?) in 1946.
Football Footscray (VFL) Having played in a number of Second XVIII matches earlier in the season, he played in five consecutive First XVIII matches for Footscray in 1942: the first, against St Kilda, at the Yarravile Oval, on 11 July 1942, and the last, against Hawthorn, at the Yarravile Oval, on 8 August 1942.
Military service He enlisted in the RAAF on 9 October 1942, served overseas, and was discharged on 6 December 1945.
Death He died on 21 October 1971.Deaths: Gibby, The Age, (Friday, 22 October 1971), p.30.
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World War Two Nominal Roll: Flying Officer John Lennard Gibby (419935), Department of Veterans' Affairs. World War Two Service Record: Flying Officer John Lennard Gibby (419935), National Archives of Australia.
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