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James Larkin TIPTON

Regimental number4647
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address212 Pelham Street, Carlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 5.5"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Tipton, 212 Pelham Street, Carlton, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 October 1915
Place of enlistmentBroadmeadows, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
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

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
SourcesNAA: B2455, TIPTON James Larkin
Red Cross File No 2750904

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