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VIPOND, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2960 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Stanhope, Durham, England, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Bullfinch, Yilgarn, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 22 August 1921, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Church of England, Row A, Grave 875 |
| Memorials: | Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2960, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 28 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2960, 7th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2960, 7th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle | |
| 30 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2960, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2960, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle | |
| 24 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2960, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Matilda Vipond of Kalgoorlie, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 30 March 1918 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 1 May 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Perth, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal