Arthur Rupert CHIPPER

CHIPPER, Arthur Rupert

Service Numbers: 199, W74302
Enlisted: 10 May 1942
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 10th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Perth, City of Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 24 March 1886
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Williams, Western Australia, 21 October 1956, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Narrogin Cemetery, Western Australia
Memorials: Muradup War Memorial, West Subiaco Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

8 Feb 1915: Involvement Driver, 199, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1915: Embarked Driver, 199, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle

World War 2 Service

10 May 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W74302

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Family Members
Parents

Henry Charles Chipper  1859–1894

Emily Louisa  Chipper  [nee Smith]1864–1922

Spouse

Alicia Mary Kelly Chipper  1885–1942 (m. 1918)

Siblings

John Maley Chipper  1886–1967

Muriel Emily Chipper Brennan  1891–1962

Henry Thomas Chipper  1893–1915 Killed in Action

Henry enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 14 January 1915 and embarked from Fremantle, W.A. for active service abroad on 19 April 1915 per HMAT "Argyllshire" (A8). He was killed in action at The Nek, aged 22 years. Trooper, 10th Australian Light Horse - Service No. 860

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