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Henry TIPPETT

Regimental number4928
Place of birthCarlton, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlasterer
Address529 Canning Street, North Carlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 5.75"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, Mr W Tippett, 529 Canning Street, North Carlton, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 September 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Date of death incorrectly on Nominal Roll as 19 July 1915.
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Duntroon Plateua, 20 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note, Red Cross File No 2750903: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, TIPPETT Henry
Red Cross File No 2750903

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