Private

Claude Lippiatt

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William Edward and Jane Lippiatt, of Walmsley Rd., Otahuhu, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"PRIVATE CLAUDE LIPPIATT. Private Claude Lippiatt, who was killed in action on May 5, was the youngest son of Mr. W. E. Lippiatt, of Otahuhu, and attained his twentieth year only eight days before his death. Like his brother Eric, who was killed in action last November, he was a crack shot, and also won the rifleman's badge. For some time he has been a sniper, and has been in action ever since arriving at the front. The second and only son left, Kenneth, is in hospital just recovering from a fracture of the skull." [New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16550, 28 May 1917, Page 6]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
18817
Name:
Claude Lippiatt
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
26 April 1897
Place of Birth:
Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
William Edward Lippiatt (father), Otahuhu, Auckland
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
04 April 1916
Locality on Enlistment: 
Walmsley Street, Otahuhu
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Nurseryman
Employer:
Ed Lippiatt, Walmsley Street, Otahuhu
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 May 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 July 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessel:
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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