TIPPING A.L.

Given Names:  Arthur Lewis

Service Number:  925

Unit:  22nd Battalion, D Company                                                                                    

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  22283

Age:  22 Yrs  1 Mth

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5 In                     

Weight:  144 Lbs

Chest:  33-35½ In

Hair:  Dark

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  15/2/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Elizabeth Ellen Tipping

15 Mary Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                           

Embarkation Date:  10/5/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ulysses A38

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Lancashire                                      

Embarked:  7/2/1917                                 

Disembarked:  31/3/1919

Unit:  22nd Battalion                                                                                                                     

Rank:  2nd Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  30/5/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  24521

British War Medal:  15866

Victory Medal:  15764

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1893

Place:  Richmond, Victoria                       

Father:  John TIPPING                            

Mother:  Elizabeth Ellen LUCAS

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 4/1/1952                            

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 10/4/1918; gun shot wound, right arm

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Auburn State School

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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