HIPE, Harry William
| Service Numbers: | 123, 1730, 8884 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Wanganui, New Zealand, 15 May 1879 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Filterpress hand |
| Died: | Natural causes, Gold Coast Queensland, Australia, 10 April 1974, aged 94 years |
| Cemetery: |
Southport General Cemetery, Gold Coast PLOT M11-06 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 22 Jul 1901: | Involvement Trooper, 123, Unspecified British Units, 2nd Kitchener's Fighting Scouts |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1730, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 23 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1730, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Fremantle | |
| 23 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1730, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Divisional Train | |
| 14 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 8884, 2nd Divisional Train, Change of Service Number | |
| 11 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 8884, 5th Field Ambulance |
Service History
Service Number: 1730 and 8884
Rank: Private
Roll title: 28 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 8 Reinforcements (June 1915 - January 1916)
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Date of embarkation: 23 July 1915
Place of embarkation: Fremantle
Ship embarked on: HMAT Demosthenes A64
Also served in the Boer War as Trooper in (2nd) Kitchener's Fighting Scouts
Submitted 17 January 2017 by FORD Steve
Biography contributed by Anthony Ralston
Harry William was born on 15 May 1879 in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.To Daniel and Martha Hipe. He married Minnie Knight on 18 February 1904 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. They had five children during their marriage. Harry enlisted in the AIF an was placed into 28th Infantry Battalion, an obtained the rank of Driver, his war service was in Egypt, Gallipoli & on the Western Front, Harry Returned to Australia on 5 April 1919 & was discharged from the Army.
He was reunited with his wife and children.
Harry died on 10 April 1974 at the age of 94, and was buried in Southport, Queensland, Australia
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