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Ibbett was born on 21 June 1886 at Oxted, Surrey, England.
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William Ibbett
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After growing up in Wiltshire, he joined the Royal Navy, serving during World War I, including an attachment to the Russian submarine service, during which the October Revolution occurred, and until 1922, then re-enlisting in World World War World War II In between times, his various jobs included tea-planting in Ceylon and work on a whaling ship in the Antarctic. He appeared in the British Broadcasting Corporation in the 1930s, and, during the 1950s, appeared regularly on the British Broadcasting Corporation radio programme Woman"s Hour, reminiscing about his career. He was also featured on a 1969 British Broadcasting Corporation record, Voices From Woman"s Hour Past And Present.
His radio work was credited simply as "Commander Ibbett".
He appeared as a "castaway" on the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 21 October 1957. He died on 28 June 1975 at Burgess Hill, West Sussex.
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