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VIPONT, John Augustine
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4241 |
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Enlisted: | 18 October 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Salesman |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 August 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Memorials: | Apollo Bay & District Roll of Honor WW1, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4241, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4241, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4241, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas M. Vipont and Cecilia Vipont of yle Street, West Brunswick Melbourne, Victoria.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal