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CHIPPER, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6243 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 March 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Kojonup, Western Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baggage Agent |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6243, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6243, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6243, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Chipper and Maria Elizabeth Chipper nee Richards of Hampton Road, Fremantle, WA formerly of Kojonup, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal