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SHIPTON, Arthur William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5183 |
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| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Home Town: | Lebrina, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Scottsdale Portland Municipality Including Portion of Lilydale Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5183, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5183, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 5183, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5183 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-06-11 |
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