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TRIPP, Hubert Frank
| Service Number: | 1428 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Victor Harbor, South Australia, 20 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Victor Harbor, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | 3 November 1961, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Victor Harbor General Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour, Raukkan Aboriginal Community War Memorial, Raukkan Mission Ngarrindjeri Anzacs Memorial, Richmond West Adelaide Football Club War Veterans Honour Roll, Victor Harbor Congregational Church Roll of Honor, Victor Harbor WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1428, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1428, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne |
Hubert Frank Tripp
Name: Hubert Frank Tripp
Service Number: 1428
Place of Birth: Victor Harbor
Date of Birth: 20 December 1891
Place of Enlistment: Victor Harbor
Date of Enlistment: 30 November 1914
Age at Embarkation: 22 years 11 months
Marital status: Single
Next of Kin: Mother – Mrs. Mary Tripp, Victor Harbor
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Rank: Private 10th Battalion 2nd Reinforcement
West Adelaide Football Club involvement: Hubert played 11 games for WAFC from 1912 to 1913. He made his debut on 3 June 1912 and was acknowledged for his sound defensive play. Hubert also played 6 games for the Patriotic League in 1916 and 1918. The WAFC Annual report of 1912 spoke highly of Hubert’s contribution as a forward. Hubert “Skewy” Tripp also excelled at cricket, particularly as a wicket-keeper. He was well-known as a football umpire and boxer. “Both his cricketing and boxing abilities were the result of lightning-quick reflexes, due no doubt to his being part aboriginal, his father being a full-blooded native”.
Source: www.trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186742464.
Biographical details:
Hubert was the son of Ephraim Frank Tripp and Mary Smith. With his unit he embarked HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray from Melbourne on 2 February 1915. He joined the group at Mudros on Lemnos Island, near Gallipoli on 10 April 1915, and saw some fighting before returning to Egypt for a short period. He was later assessed as unfit for service by the Army Medical Board, with no reason stated. Hubert left Suez, Egypt on the Themistocles on 25 August 1915 and was discharged on 4 December 1916.
Source: NAA;B2455;Tripp H F; Barcode 11605044
A local newspaper tells of his homecoming:
“Victor Harbour, September 14 - Private Hubert Tripp…arrived by midday train today, and received an enthusiastic welcome. The station was crowded. The school children, headed by their drum -and-fife band, attended, and carried a large banner with the word “Welcome” inscribed thereon. As the train drew into the station the band played “The soldiers of the King”. Pte. Tripp was met by the President of the Progress Association (Mr. J. Johns), who assured him that they were all pleased to welcome him home again.”
Hubert moved to Goolwa to live with his sister Florence Lush in 1919, then moved into a hut on the Coorong. He stayed there until he got sick and died in the Victor Harbor Hospital on 2 November 1961, aged 79.
Source: www.trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5480878.
Submitted 21 October 2023 by christopher collins
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