281850, Driver, Frederick RIPPINGTON
Aged 29
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Born in Newmarket in Q3-1889 [Newmarket 3b:519], the son of William and Eliza RIPPINGTON (née PLUMMER) of Workhouse Yard, Lower
Station Road (now All Saints Road), Newmarket.
1891 census...Frederick [1] was at Workhouse Yard, Lower Station Road, Newmarket with his father William [38] a stableman born in Chorley Wood, Herts.; his mother Eliza [38] born Newmarket, and his sisters Lucy [7] and Emily [2] together with his brother William. All the children were Newmarket born. 1901 census...Frederick [11] was still at Workhouse Yard with his parents; brother William [now a fishmonger]; sister Emily and new siblings, Albert J.[9]; Nelly [5] and Maud [1], all the children still Newmarket born. 1911 census...Frederick [21] was now at La Grange Stables, Fordham Road, Newmarket as a stableman for George Blackwell. His parents, brothers William and Jack (both fishmongers) and sister Emily and Maud were now at 4 Burleigh Cottages, Park Lane, Newmarket. Brother Jack must be Albert J. from the 1901 census. |
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The Newmarket Journal of 30th November 1918 stated that Fred was gassed on 9th November and died in 45 CCS, Awoingt. As he died of his wounds, there is no sure way of telling where he was wounded, and as an Engineer he could have been with any number of Regiments. 38th, 45th and 59th Casualty Clearing Stations were posted in the neighbourhood of Awoignt, the cemetery there only being started in October 1918, having not been captured, together with Cambrai, until 9/10th October |
photo: Rodney Gibson
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