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LIPSCOMBE, John Hay Ferguson
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3022A, N161868 |
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Enlisted: | 14 October 1914, 6 years cadets, 1 year Royal Military College |
Last Rank: | Major |
Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 12 November 1895 |
Home Town: | Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Surveyor |
Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour, Lower Sandy Bay Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
14 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 3022A, Divisional Ammunition Column, 6 years cadets, 1 year Royal Military College | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 3022A, Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 3022A, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne | |
7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 3022A, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to head, severe, Invalided to Australia | |
11 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , On Gallipoli | |
1 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery Brigades | |
9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: Previously served as 3022, 1st Divisional Amunition Column | |
9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
14 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Division Artillery | |
11 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 6th MD (wounding) |
World War 2 Service
2 Oct 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, N161868 |
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