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KIPPIST, Percy Harold Clifford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3503 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 30 October 1884 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Parkside State School & Hayward's College, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Timber mill labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 10 August 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 1 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3503, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3503, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Benalla, Fremantle |
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Percy enlisted in Western Australia while employed at the Dandalup Timber Mill
"THE LATE PRIVATE P. H. KIPPIST.
News has been received in Adelaide of the death of Private Percy H. Kippist. He was killed in action in France on August 10. Private Kippist, who was 31 years of age, was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kippist. He enlisted in Western Australia, where he had lived for five years." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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