Albert Henry CHIPP

Albert Henry CHIPP. Private 4090, 28th Australian Infantry killed in action 10th June 1918 aged 28. Son of William Henry and Elizabeth In 1911 he was living with his parents and siblings at West End, Avening, Gloucestershire, occupation, painter. On the 2nd August 1912 he embarked from London on ship Orsova, bound for Fremantle aged 21 occupation, painter.
Some notes from his army records
He joined up on the 5th January 1916 in Perth, Australia aged 25 and 8 months, occupation, painter. He had previously served as an apprentice for 5 years as an engineer A E Drysdale, at Nailsworth. He embarked from Fremantle on the 1st April 1916 on HMAT A38, Ulysses bound for Alexandria. On the 29th May 1916 he embarked from Alexandra on HMT Tunisian for France. Disembarking at Mudros on the 15th June 1916. He joined his unit at Etaples on the 4th August 1916 and was killed in action on the 10th June 1918. His records show that he was buried at Rancourt and Sailly, France. It appears that his body was not found after the war. Commemorated on his parents memorial in Holy Cross Churchyard, Avening, Gloucestershire and also on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France.


Note. The memorial may well be on the ground face down