Regimental number | 4647 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 212 Pelham Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Tipton, 212 Pelham Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.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 Disembarked Suez, 28 February 1916. Taken on strength, 58th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, 2 April 1916; taken on strength, 3 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 2750904: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TIPTON James Larkin
Red Cross File No 2750904 |