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STRIPLING, Richard Thomas Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 15194 |
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Enlisted: | 22 May 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance |
Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Geelong, Victoria |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Kelebek, Turkey, 30 April 1918 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Barwon Downs State School No. 2866 Roll of Honor, Basra Memorial, Freshwater Creek Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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19 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 15194, 14th Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
19 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 15194, 14th Australian General Hospital, HMAT Karoola, Melbourne | |
30 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 15194, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 15194 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-30 | |
Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal |
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Richard Thomas Henry STRIPLING was born in Geelong, Victoria in 1897
His parents were George Samuel STRIPLING & Isabella Mary Ann McCURDY