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TIPLADY, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2261, Q199905 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 March 1916, Cairns, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | HQ Northern Command |
| Born: | Hornsea, England, 25 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Queensland, 29 November 1974, aged 86 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2261, Cairns, Queensland | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2261, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2261, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2261, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW (right leg) | |
| 13 Dec 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2261, 47th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, Q199905 | |
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| 1 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, Q199905, Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 2 Jun 1940: | Involvement Staff Sergeant, Q199905, HQ Northern Command |
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