Stuart Hibberd
| Stuart Hibberd MBE |
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|---|---|
| Born |
Andrew Stuart Hibberd 5 September 1893 Broadstone, Wimborne (now East Dorset) |
| Died | 1 November 1983 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education |
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Wimborne Weymouth College, Dorset Plymouth College, Devon |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Radio announcer, newsreader |
| Notable credit(s) | BBC News |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Mary Chichester (m. 1923) |
Andrew Stuart Hibberd MBE (5 September 1893 – 1 November 1983) was a British radio personality for 40 years. He is perhaps best known for his announcements of the death of King George V in 1936, and of Adolf Hitler in 1945.
Hibberd was the son of W.H. Hibberd, and was born in the town of Broadstone, in Wimborne (now East Dorset), in South West England, on 5 September 1893.
Hibberd was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Wimborne Minster, followed by two boys' independent schools in South West England: at Weymouth College, in the seaside town of Weymouth in Dorset in South West England and Plymouth College, in the city of Plymouth in Devonshire. He then won a Choral Scholarship to St John's College at the University of Cambridge.
Hibberd volunteered at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, becoming an Army officer. He served with the Dorset Regiment at Gallipoli (in Turkey), and then in India, reaching the rank of Captain.
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