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RIPLEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5657 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Plymouth, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineers Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5657, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5657, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5657, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of William Blewett.