Alfred Nathan SHIPP

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Service Number:	289
Enlisted:	27 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 21 December 1892
Home Town:	Keiraville, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wollongong Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	School Teacher
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 27 April 1915, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 19, Lone Pine Memorial
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers KIA Honour Roll

27 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 289, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
1 Sep 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Prior to embarking
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 289, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 289, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 289, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
27 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 289, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Son of Nathan and Emma Shipp of 'Kiviaville', Wollongong, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal