Regimental number | 6863A |
Place of birth | Toongabbie Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Toongabbie, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, J Nippe, Toongabbie, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Mericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. II), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 94 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Johann Gottfred and Ellen Jane NIPPE |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2651 Pte Clifford Johann NIPPE, 1st Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 31 July 1918; 3892 Acting Corporal Samuel Carl NIPPE, 22nd Bn, returned to Australia, 18 May 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |