Soldier Summary
Soldier Summary
Gipps, Horace Bridges
Military History
Rank
Lieutenant
Unit
Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921).
Serial Number
133028 (British Army)
Medals Awarded
- Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.)
Notes
Occupation: clerk. Served in AIF 5th Division Artillery and 45th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. Served as corporal in the North Russia Relief Force
Events
Event
Date
Place
Details
Event
Residence
Date
-
Place
Sydney, Australia
Details
-
Event
Enlisted
Date
08/15/1914
Place
Albert Park, Vic. (Australia)
Details
-
Event
Won Distinguished Conduct Medal
Date
-
Place
Russia
Details
-
Event
Mentioned in dispatches
Date
1918
Place
-
Details
-
Event
Served at Gallipoli
Date
1915-1916
Place
-
Details
-
Event
Birth
Date
1895 (?)
Place
-
Details
-
Sources
- Anzacs in Arkhangel: the untold story of Australia and the invasion of Russia, 1918-19
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