LIPSCOMB, Eric John
| Service Number: | 2348 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1916, Narrabri |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Normanhurst, New South Wales, Australia, 24 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Gunnedah, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Warrawee Public School and Hurlestone Agricultural High School , New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Artillery bombardment, Le Tourquet, Belgium, 16 May 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium Plot II. D. 13., |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Normanhurst South Hornsby Methodist Boys Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2348, 34th Infantry Battalion, Narrabri | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2348, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2348, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 16 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2348, 34th Infantry Battalion |
Eric John Lipscomb
Eric John Lipscomb was born 24th September 1894 at Normanhurst; occupation: Farmer & Soldier; enlisted at Gunnedah 13th July 1916; trained at Armidale and Maitland; embarked from Sydney 17th October 1916 on board the Borda - calling in at Melbourne, Durban, Cape Town, and Freetown, Sierra Leone; Disembarked 9th January 1917 at Plymouth - moved to Durrington Camp, Lark Hill, Salisbury; joined 34th Battalion, 3rd Division, AIF, on 30th April 1917 and moved to the Armentieres sector of the front; killed in action on 16th May 1917 at Le Tourquet in Belgium only ten days after going into action (aged 22).
Submitted 11 September 2015 by Adrian Lipscomb
Biography
Private Eric John Lipscomb, born 24th September 1894 at Normanhurst; occupation: Farmer & Soldier; enlisted at Gunnedah 13th July 1916; trained at Armidale and Maitland; embarked from Sydney 17th October 1916 on board the Borda - calling in at Melbourne, Durban, Cape Town, and Freetown, Sierra Leone; Disembarked 9th January 1917 at Plymouth - moved to Durrington Camp, Lark Hill, Salisbury; joined 34th Battalion, 3rd Division, AIF, on 30th April 1917 and moved to the Armentieres sector of the front; killed in action on 16th May 1917 at Le Tourquet in Belgium only ten days after going into action (aged 22).
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