Howard Karl Kippenberger KBE CB DSO (1897-1957)

Sir Howard Karl "Kip" Kippenberger KBE CB DSO

Born 28 Jan 1897 in Ladbrooks, Canterbury, New Zealand

Ancestors

Son of Karl Kippenberger and Annie Elizabeth (Howard) Kippenberger

Brother of John Gladstone Kippenberger, Philip Laughlin Kippenberger, Rex Laughton Kippenberger, Margaret Joy (Kippenberger) Denham and Lucy Jean (Kippenberger) Geddes

Husband of Ruth Isabel (Flynn) Kippenberger — married 28 Sep 1922 in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand

[children unknown]

Died 5 May 1957 at age 60 in Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Howard Kippenberger KBE CB DSO is Notable.

Howard Kippenberger KBE CB DSO has German Roots.

In the words of General Freyberg, Howard was "a born soldier". At the age of 14 he discovered military history and at the age of 18 he volunteered for active service in the First World War. In the 1st Canterbury Regiment he took part in four attacks on the Somme during the autumn of 1914. He was repatriated after being seriously wounded in the right arm.

He qualified as a solicitor in 1920.

At the start of the Second World War he held the rank of Lt-Colonel and was given command of the first South Island battalion. He led the 2nd New Zealand Division through the fighting in Greece, Crete and Libya. After being wounded in fighting at Bel Hamed in Nov 1941, he became brigadier commanding the 5th Infantry Brigade.

Brigadier Howard Kippenberger KBE CB DSO served in the New Zealand Army in World War II
Service started: 1939
Unit(s): 5th Infantry Brigade
Service ended: 1946

He was awarded a D.S.O. for his efforts at El Alamein and in 1943 was awarded a bar to his D.S.O. On 2nd Mar 1944, Major-General Kippenberger stepped on a mine and had one foot blown off and the other amputated owing to severe injuries.

He returned to New Zealand in 1946.

Sources

Glyn Harper. 'Kippenberger, Howard Karl', from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 30-Oct-2013 URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/5k11/kippenberger-howard-karl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Kippenberger
Marriage - Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Marriage cert 1922/8066
Death - Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Death cert 1957/27225 aged 60Y.
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C33576

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Howard by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Howard: