RIPPINGALE, William Henry
(Service number 57144)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 21/01/1880 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | "The Poplars", Culverden | ||
| Occupation | Station hand | ||
| Previous Military Experience | South African War | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Charles RIPPINGALE (father), Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements, H Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 September 1962 | Age | 82 years |
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| Place of Death | Hanmer Springs | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Hanmer Springs Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Henry Rippingale, known as Bill, was born on 21 January 1880 at Waimate, the youngest of the six sons of Charles and Mary (née Woodhead) Rippingale. They had one sister. Bill and his brothers Jack and Joe all served in the South African War. Bill was a rabbiter and packman at “The Poplars”, Methven, when he was called up. Draft 211 - the troopship “Briton” - with over a thousand men aboard including Private W. H. Rippingale, of Temuka, was due at Lyttelton in late January 1919. Private Rippingale, of Temuka, who could not get to Temuka on Thursday, 30 February 1919, for the reception for the returning men, arrived by the express the next day and was cordially welcomed by the chairman of the Temuka Patriotic Committee. William Henry Rippingale died on 24 September 1962 at Hanmer Springs, aged 82 years. He is buried at Hanmer Springs Cemetery, along with brothers Jack and Joe.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [06 September 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [06 September 2002]; Hanmer Springs Cemetery headstone transcription [08 September 2020]; Temuka Leader, 25 January 1919, 1 February 1919 (Papers Past) [22 August 2020]
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