Neville Henry Lipscomb

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BiographyNeville Lipscomb enlisted on 24 August 1914 and had originally served in the Light Horse Ambulance on board Hospital Ships carrying wounded from Gallipoli to Alexandria but then transferred to the artillery.

He was killed by a shell while volunteering to help wounded soldiers at his gun battery. Age20Date of Death23 April 1917Civil employmentStudent Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

EducatedHawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, NSW Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

RelationshipsSon of William John Lipscomb and Jessie Fuller Lipscomb of Nevilleton, Pennant Hills Road, Normanhurst, NSW, Australia.

The family ran a butchers shop in Wahroonga.

Neville's brother, Eric, was also killed in the war, and another brother, Frederick, was wounded.

Service Information

Service number33RankGunnerRegiment37th Battery, 10th Brigade, Australian Field ArtilleryPlace of enlistmentSydney, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSW Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Date of embarkment 23 September 1914 Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Place of deathEcoust, near Bullecourt.Memorial/Cemetery Ecoust Military Cemetery, FranceWahroonga War MemorialMemorial NotesAlso commemorated on the honour roll of Warrawee Public School. Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

KeywordsFirst World War Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

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Neville Henry Lipscomb