Walter Eric LIPPIATT

Regimental number14449
OccupationNurseryman
Next of kinFather, William Edward Lippiatt, Otahuhu, Auckland
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunaganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 39), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Edward and Jane Lippiatt, of Otahuhu, Auckland (eldest son)
Family/military connectionsBrother: 18817 Pte Claude LIPPIATT, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 5 May 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 3