HIPATHITE, William
| Service Number: | 6033 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1916, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rickmansworth, Staffordshire, England, 1866 |
| Home Town: | Yandaran, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Robble Creek School, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 30 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Plot II, Row N, Grave 8A, Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundaberg War Memorial, Miara, Waterloo & Yandaran Roll of Honor, Waterloo Memorial Cairn Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6033, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6033, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6033, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 30 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6033, 15th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William HIPATHITE was born in Rickmansworth, Staffordshire, England in 1866
His parents were Alfred HIPATHITE & Phoebe CRAWLEY - the family moved to Queensland & had more children in that state
He married Mary Alice DARLINGTON in Queensland on 23rd July, 1892 & had 7 known children - George, Daisy, Elsie, Alfred William, Mary Alice, Phoebe & Clive
He enlisted in Brisbane on 21st March, 1916 and embarked with the 15th Infantry Battalion, 19th reinforcements on the HMAT Itonus on 8th August, 1916
William died of wounds in France on 30th June, 1917 and is buried in the Wimereux Communal Cemetery
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