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Identity
Person No.
9951
Service No.
RR/1565
Last Name
First Name
Henry Havelock
Initials
H H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Declared missing in action on the 29th October 1918, probably killed in action on the 19th October near Le Cateau
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Just inside the entrance to the Victoria Falls World Heritage Site, Livingstone, Zambia
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Awards
Military Medal
United Kingdom
Notes

Son of Mrs. Hipwell, of Fairfield, Penmaenmaur, Northern Wales. From Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia

Research notes


13 Sep 2026: Northern Rhodesia Great War Memorial, Victoria Falls ("Cenotaph") -- Names "L/Cpl H.H. Hipwell, M.M., K.R.R" -- rank matches, but this record's Regiment (1st South African Infantry) conflicts with King's Royal Rifle Corps; not resolved. Named on the memorial's Great War 1914-1918 plaque.

Citations

LG Sup 20 October 1919

LG Sup 20 October 1919 p.12995
LG Sup 20 October 1919 p.12995
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