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Benjamin Alfred Rippingale

In memory of:

Private Benjamin Alfred Rippingale

July 16, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

195455

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

20th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Alfred Rippingale, of Peterboro, Ontario. His brother, Stanley Horace, served in the same regiment, died on the same day, and is buried next to him.

Commemorated on Page 316 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AIX-NOULETTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. G. 11.

Location:

Aix-Noulette is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, about 13 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. From Arras take the D937 towards Bethune. At Aix-Noulette, turn right at the church. The AIX-NOULETTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY and EXTENSION are a few hundred metres on the left side of the road to Bully-Grenay.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– We left a picture and toonie on his headstone in August 2017.

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    Grave Marker – We left a picture and toonie on his headstone in August 2017.
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Family Photo– Benjamin Riggingale (right) with his brother Stan (left) both served with the 20 Battalion and where killed in action on the same day. Also in picture is their stepmother, Elizabeth, and their younger brother Dennis Fenn Rippingale. Woman in center not identified.

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    Family Photo – Benjamin Riggingale (right) with his brother Stan (left) both served with the 20 Battalion and where killed in action on the same day. Also in picture is their stepmother, Elizabeth, and their younger brother Dennis Fenn Rippingale. Woman in center not identified.
  • Family Photo– Stan Riggingdale (left) and brother Benjamin (right) photographed with their younger brother Dennis Fenn Rippingale, their stepmother Elizabeth, and their father Alfred.

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    Family Photo
    Family Photo – Stan Riggingdale (left) and brother Benjamin (right) photographed with their younger brother Dennis Fenn Rippingale, their stepmother Elizabeth, and their father Alfred.
  • Temporary Grave Marker– Grave markers of the Riggingale brothers.

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    Temporary Grave Marker
    Temporary Grave Marker – Grave markers of the Riggingale brothers.

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