Albert Benjamin Tippett
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Hampshire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Rifleman 38950
Parents: Hannah Gage (Tippett) and Benjamin Gage (step-father)
Home address: 4 Rodney Road, St. George, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Bootmaker
Date of birth: 1892
Place of birth: Kingswood, Bristol
Date of death: 02/11/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Gaza Palestine
Age: 25
Further information:
Albert was born in Kingswood, to Hannah a shirt machinist and single parent. Albert was aged 10 when his mother married Benjamin Gage, a bootmaker and two years later Albert acquired a half-brother Percy.
Albert enlisted in 1914, initially with the Devonshire Regiment (43544) and later transferring to the 1st/8th Battalion (Territorial Force), Hampshires. At the end of July 1915 his regiment mobilised for war and embarked for Gallipoli from Liverpool. They landed at Suvla Bay and engaged in various actions before being evacuated from Gallipoli to Egypt due to heavy losses from combat, disease and severe weather.
Albert died from wounds sustained during the Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe (1–6 November 1917) which was ultimately a British Victory. The town of Deir El Belah, where Albert was buried, was set up as a base for the allies after February 1917 and several hospitals, the railway and an aerodrome were all located there. After he fell, Albert would have been brought to one of the hospitals where he died.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
Some information supplied by Kingswood Heritage Museum