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TIPPETT, Herbert Henry Victor
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 981, 683 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental Injuries, 47th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 3 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 981, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
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| 1 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 981, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, served in New Guinea | |
| 27 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 683, 10th Machine Gun Company | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 683, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 683, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
| 3 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 683, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 683 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
An article on Pte Bert Tippett was published in the Friends and Family of the First AIF's Digger Journal:
Hosken, G. (2025) Description of a trench raid: Private 683 Herbert Tippett, 37th Battalion, Letter found on Trove. Article compiled by Graeme Hosken. Digger 91:6-12