CRESPIN G.J.

Given Names:  Gideon Jervis

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Unit:  Field Artillery Brigade 2, Amm Col                                                                           

Rank:  Captain 

Paybook Number:  60949

Age:  40 Yrs   

Occupation:  Barrister                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10 In                   

Weight:  158 Lbs

Chest:  34-36 In

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ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  20/8/1914

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Gidion George Crespin

Studley Park, Kew, Victoria                                                                                              

Embarkation Date:  20/10/1914

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Southern A27

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Anchises

Embarked:  1/11/1917                               

Disembarked:  3/1/1918

Unit:  5th Division Artillery                                                                                                             

Rank:  Major

Discharge Date:  1/11/1917                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  27560

British War Medal:  2776

Victory Medal:  2773

Other:    MiD

BIRTH

Date or Year:  3/11/1875

Place:  Collingwood, Victoria                    

Father:  Gidion George CRESPIN             

Mother:  Susan Jane LAMBLE

MARRIAGE

Year:  1919            

Place:             

Spouse: Elizabeth Ann FELL

DEATH

Date or Year: 26/5/1924                          

Place: Kew, Victoria                                

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Re-enlisted 15/6/1918; discharged 5/2/1919

Suffered Enteritis at Gallipoli; wounded at Gallipoli landing

Wounded in action 31/7/1917; gun shot wound, face

The youngest officer in Australia holding the Volunteer Officers' Decoration

Mention in Despatches gazetted 28/12/1917 relating to the conspicuous service rendered

Wounded in action at Gallipoli; gun shot wound, ear

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

University of Melbourne

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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