Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Thiepval Memorial, Picardie | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.137 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 13A GQS | |
| 4. Memorial: | Liverpool Masonic Hall War Memorial | Col.4. Hope St. | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1/8 The King's (Liverpool Regiment) |
1/8th (Irish) Battalion August 1914 : in Shaw St, Liverpool. Part of Liverpool Brigade, West Lancashire Division. February 1915 : transferred to North Lancashire Brigade. 18 April 1915 : transferred with Brigade to Highland Division; brigade retitled as 3rd Highland Brigade. 3 May 1915 : landed at Boulogne. 12 May 1915 : new titles adopted: 154th Brigade, 51st (Highland) Division. 17 January 1916 : transferred to 165th Brigade, 55th (West Lancashire) Division. 31 January 1918 : transferred to 171st Brigade, 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division |
| Action : The Battles of the Somme 1916 |
The Battle of the Somme 1st July - 18th November 1916 is inevitably characterised by the appalling casualties (60,000) on the first day, July 1st 1916. Having failed to break through the German lines in force, and also failed to maximise opportunities where success was achieved, the battle became a series of attritional assaults on well defended defence in depth. The battle continued officially until 18th November 1916 costing almost 500,000 British casualties. German casualties were about the same, and French about 200,000. The Somme could not be counted a success in terms of ground gained or the cost, but it had a strategic impact as it marked the start of the decline of the German Army. Never again would it be as effective whilst the British Army, learning from its experience eventually grew stronger to become a war winning army. The German High Command recognised that it could never again fight another Somme, a view that advanced the decision to invoke unrestricted submarine warfare in an attempt to starve Britain of food and material, and in doing so accelerated the United States declaration of war thus guaranteeing the eventual outcome. 287 Brethren were killed on the Somme in 1916.
Detail :
He was reported missing with a picture profile in the Liverpool Daily Post on the 16th August 1916: "SECOND-LIEUT. WILLIAM TIPPING. News has been received that Second-Lieutenant William Tipping, King's (Liverpool Regiment), eldest son of Mr. and the late Mrs J.K. Tipping, 1, Stanley-avenue, Wallasey, is missing, after an engagement in France on the 8th inst. At the outbreak of war Mr. Tipping was attached to the Lancashire Fortress Engineers, and was gazetted to a line battalion last year."
A notice of his death is recorded in the Liverpool Daily Post on the 3rd October, 1916: "SECOND-LIEUT. W. TIPPING. Mr. J.K. Tipping, of 1, Stanley-avenue, Wallasey, has received news that his son, Second-Lieutenant William Tipping, King's Liverpool Regiment, reported missing since August 8, was killed in action on August 10. The information has come from officers in the same battalion who are prisoners of war in Germany."
He is commemorated on his mother's gravestone.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Alliance No. 667 E.C. | West Lancashire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
17th August 1915 | - | - |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley