TIPPING, Stanley Thomas
| Service Number: | 6397 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lauriston, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Anakie, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lauriston State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Influenza & Broncho pneumonia, 3rd Scottish General Hospital, Stobhill, Glasgow, Scotland , 29 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Glasgow Western Necropolis, Scotland |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton Honour Roll, Kyneton War Memorial, Lara and District Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6397, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6397, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Stanley Thomas Tipping & Daisy Margaret Tipping were born at Lauriston, Victoria in 1893 to parents William and Mary Ann Tipping (nee Rosendale). Daisy Margaret Tipping, twin of Stanley, died in 1894.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 24th October, 1916 as a 23 year old, single, Labourer from Anakie, Victoria.
Private Stanley Thomas Tipping, Service number 6397, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Hororata (A20) on 23rd November, 1916 with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 24th Infantry Battalion, 18th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 29th January, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was marched in to 6th Training Battalion at Larkhill, Wiltshire from Australia on 31st January, 1917.
On 28th April, 1917 Private Tipping was transferred to 66th Battalion from 24th Battalion & taken on strength with 66th Battalion at Perham Downs, Wiltshire the same day.
Private Tipping was transferred back to 24th Battalion on 19th September, 1917 & marched out to 63rd Draft Battalion.
He proceeded overseas to France from Hurdcott, Wiltshire via Southampton on 9th October, 1917. Private Tipping was marched in to 2nd A.D.B.D. (Australian Divisional Base Depot) at Havre, France on 10th October, 1917. He was taken on strength of 4th Battalion on 14th October, 1917 in the field.
Private Tipping reported sick on 17th January, 1918. He was admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance with Trench feet then transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station on 18th January, 1918. Private Tipping was transferred to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station on 19th January, 1918 then transferred to Ambulance Train on 23rd January, 1918. Private Tipping was admitted to 7th Canadian General Hospital at Etaples, France on 23rd January, 1918 with Trench Feet. He was discharged to 6th Convalescent Depot on 8th February, 1918 then transferred to 5th Convalescent Depot at Cayeux on 14th February, 1918. Private Tipping was discharged to Base Depot on 22nd March, 1918 from 5th Convalescent Depot.
On 23rd March, 1918 Private Tipping was marched in to A.I.B.D. (Australian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre, France. He proceeded to join his Unit on 17th April, 1918 & rejoined his Battalion in the field on 26th April, 1918.
He was on leave to England from 18th October, 1918. Private Tipping was admitted to 3rd Scottish General Hospital, Stobhill, Glasgow, Scotland on 26th October, 1918, seriously ill with pneumonia.
Private Stanley Thomas Tipping died at 9.14 am on 29th October, 1918 at 3rd Scottish General Hospital, Stobhill, Glasgow, Scotland from Influenza & Broncho pneumonia, whilst on leave from France.
He was buried in Western Necropolis Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland where 10 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-western-necropolis.html
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