FRIPP, Cecil Charles
| Service Number: | 6747 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hurstville War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6747, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6747, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6747, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Charles and Jeanie Fripp, Dora Street, Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales
Of 3rd Battalion, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Fripp, Dora Street, Hurstville, killed in action in France on April 14. Enlisted July, 1916. Employed before enlisting by Messrs. Walters and Middleton, Hurstville. Private Fripp was 22 years of age, and well-known in local tennis, cricket and surfing circles.
FRIPP— In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Private Cecil Charles Fripp (3rd Battalion), killed in action at Strazeele, Fraute, April 14, 1918.
' A young life nobly ended.'
Inserted by his loving parents, sisters, and brother.
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