TIPLADY, William Frederick
(Service number 43241)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Staindrop, Durham, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Grocery assistant | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | W. TIPLADY (father), Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 26th Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 31 May 1917 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 9 December 1970 | Age | 79 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William Frederick TIPLADY was born in England, the son of William TIPLADY and his wife Esther Jane née HARMER. He embarked on 31 May 1917 on the "Moeraki", then transhipped to the "Port Lincoln" at Sydney.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 December 2015]; Timaru Herald, 23 November 1915, 5 December 1916, 11 January 1917, 9 February 1918, Sun, 7 February 1918, Evening Star, 21 April 1919 (Papers Past) [29 December 2015]; Timaru Herald, 10 & 11 December 1970 (Timaru District Library) [30 December 2015]
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