Regimental number | 68 |
Place of birth | York, Western Australia |
School | Prince Alfred College, Adelaide |
Other training | Nil |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Claremont, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Maria Chipper, Claremont, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in South Australian Volunteers for 2 1/2 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Guildford, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Ari Burnu Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 15), Anzac, Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard William and Sarah Maria CHIPPER, "Ross Lin", Mount Street, Claremont, Western Australia. Native of York |
Family/military connections | Brother: 97 Lance Corporal Lindsay Lewis Sterling CHIPPER, 10th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 7 August 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHIPPER Ross Richard Vivian |