Eugene James TIPPETT MM

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Service Number:	3014
Enlisted:	6 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wangaratta, Victoria , 1891
Home Town:	Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wangaratta, Victoria, 10 December 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Wangaratta Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:	South Wangaratta School and District Roll of Honour WW1, Wangaratta and District Victory Roll

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6 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3014, Melbourne, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3014, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3014, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
24 Apr 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Dernancourt/Ancre, Immediate Reward for bravery in the field at Sailly-Le-Sec on 24-04-1918, promulgated in London Gazette 29-08-1918.
29 Jul 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion
9 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3014, 29th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW (face)
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3014, 29th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, 2nd Occasion - GSW (chest and right leg)
16 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3014, 29th Infantry Battalion

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