Regimental number | 1634 |
Place of birth | Parramatta, New South Wales |
School | Marist Brothers and State School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Address | Boundary Street, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, John George Chippindale, Boundary Street, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Trainee in Light Horse Regiment, New South Wales |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Moldavia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | St. Andrew's and Jesmond Cemetery (Plot P, Row U, Grave No. 88), Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Alice CHIPPINDALE, Boundary Street, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry during operations as a telephone specialist. He worked incessantly under very heavy shell and rifle fire, maintaining communications between the trenches and the battery. He was buried by the explosion of a shell, but, on being rescued, at once restored communications and maintained them until relieved.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 184 Date: |
Family/military connections | Cousin, William Walton, killed 1917 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHIPPINDALE Stanley Francis |