| Commander William Ibbett | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1886-06-21)21 June 1886 Oxted, Surrey, England |
| Died | 28 June 1975(1975-06-28) (aged 89) Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Commander |
| Other work | Radio presenter |
Commander William Ibbett (21 June 1886 – 28 June 1975) was an English submariner, and later a BBC Radio broadcaster.
Life
Ibbett was born in 1886 at Oxted, Surrey, England. After growing up in Wiltshire, he joined the Royal Navy, serving during the First World War, including an attachment to the Russian submarine service, during which the October Revolution occurred, and until 1922, then re-enlisting in the Second World War. Between the wars, his various jobs included tea-planting in Ceylon and work on a whaling ship in the Antarctic.
He appeared in the BBC in the 1930s, and, during the 1950s, appeared regularly on the BBC radio programme Woman's Hour, reminiscing about his career. He was also featured on a 1969 BBC 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 BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 21 October 1957.
He died in June 1975 at the age of 89 in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.
References
- His naval service records give his birth year as 1887
- ^ "Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - I". Unit Histories. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Transcript of Desert Island Discs appearance, in BBC archives
- "Broadcasting". The Times. 13 September 1939. Retrieved 1 August 2014. (subscription required)
- "Woman's Hour, Mrs RD Keynes". BBC Online. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- "Ruth Drew Nancy Spain Anne Jones Commander Ibbett Voices From Womans Hour". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Commander Ibbett". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
External links
- Ibbett's career at Unit Histories
- Ibbett's entry at the Dreadnought Project