Regimental number | 25758 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred Vipond, Kaipara Flats |
Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | White House Cemetery (Plot III, Row O, Grave No 5), St Jean-les-Ypres, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Isabella Vipond, Kaipara Flats, Auckland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 25757 Edward VIPOND |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 34 |
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