Education
He was educated at Portsmouth Southern Grammar School. Having completed officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Stibbon was commissioned into the Royal Engineers, British Army, on 6 August 1954 as a second lieutenant.
He was educated at Portsmouth Southern Grammar School. Having completed officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Stibbon was commissioned into the Royal Engineers, British Army, on 6 August 1954 as a second lieutenant.
With the outbreak of World World War II in 1939, he was evacuated to Norfolk. He was appointed Commanding Officer of 28th Amphibious Engineer Regiment in 1975 and then made Assistant Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in 1977. In 1979 he was made Commander of 20th Armoured Brigade and in 1983 he became Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science.
He was promoted to Assistant Chief of Defence Staff in 1985 and to Master-General of the Ordnance in 1987.
He retired in 1991. He was also Chief Royal Engineer from 1993 to 1999 and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Army Pay Corps, of the Royal Pioneer Corps and the Royal Engineers. In retirement, Stibbon was a non-executive director of the Chemring Group from 1993 to 2005 and Chairman of International Telephone And Telegraph Defence Limited from 1993 to 2004.
He was also an Honorary Vice-President of the Football Association from 1987 to 1993. He died on 9 February 2014.
His funeral service was held at Street Andrew"s Church, Shrivenham on 25 February 2014.