| Service number | 4301 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Corporal, Private, Sergeant |
| Birth Place | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
| Death Date | 07/12/1965 |
| Final Rank | Sergeant |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Sergeant William James Shippen
Collection items
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Sergeant
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Sergeant
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of enlistment | 03/10/1915 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of embarkation | 20/12/1915 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 02/06/1917 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 10/10/1917 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 1917 | |
| Date returned to Australia | 28/03/1919 | |
| Date of death | 07/12/1965 |
Related information
Conflicts
Subjects
Related Objects
- Shippen, William J (Sergeant, MM and Bar, CMF)
- Framed formal portrait of Sergeant William James Shippen, MM and Bar, CMF.
- Hand painted studio portrait of Sergeant William James Shippen, MM and Bar, CMF. Shippen embarked ...
- Hetherington, John Wesley (Warrant Officer, b.1888 - d.1978)
- Letters from John Wesley Hetherington to his Family, 1916-1918