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Frederick Horace RIPPER

Regimental number134
Place of birthHobart Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMill hand
AddressMontague Street, New Town, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Fred Ripper, Alma Montague Street, New Town, Tasmania
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollWarrant Officer (Class II)
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 14 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Hobart Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 December 1947
Age at death52
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania

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