VIPOND, Thomas Rex
| Service Number: | 6599 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1916, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Springhurst, Victoria, 1 March 1897 |
| Home Town: | Ouyen, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Porter (later farmer - soldiers settlement scheme) |
| Died: | Undiagnosed Ulcer, Internal Bleeding, Melbourne, Victoria, 20 April 1964, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Red Cliffs Pioneer Cemetery, Victoria Located in Red Cliffs, near Mildura Victoria |
| Memorials: | Springhurst School Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 6599, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6599, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6599, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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"...6599 Private Thomas Rex Vipond, 5th Battalion. A porter from Essendon, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Vipond embarked along with his brother 6598 Pte John Howard Vipond with the 25th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Nestor on 2 October 1916. Whilst serving in France, he was wounded in action and evacuated to England. Following his recovery he rejoined his unit as a Driver and returned to Australia on 22 August 1919. Pte John Vipond returned to Australia on 10 September 1917..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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