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Full Name
Alfred Henry Vipond
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Alfred Henry
Surname
Vipond
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
36887
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Labourer
Next of Kin
Mrs W. Vipond (mother), Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
Marital Status
Single
Enlistment Address
Parris Street, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand
Military District
New Plymouth
Body on Embarkation
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Unit
Infantry Reinforcements
Nominal Roll Number
WW2 3
Page on Nominal Roll
WW2 489
Last Unit Served
22 Infantry Battalion
Place of Death
Western Desert
Date of Death
15 July 1942
Age at Death
27
Year of Death
1942
Cause of Death
Died of wounds
Cemetery Name
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Grave Reference
XXVIII. F. 23
Biographical Notes
Son of William Vipond and of Elizabeth May Vipond (nee Woodcock), of Avondale Auckland
Description of Image
Portrait, Weekly News
Sources Used
  • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941)
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org