CRESPIN R.H.

Given Names:  Rupert Henry

Service Number:  34053

Unit:  Field Artillery Brigade, March 1917 reinforcements                                                  

Rank:  Gunner 

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Age:  18 Yrs  2 Mths

Occupation:  Student                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10¼ In                

Weight:  128 Lbs

Chest:  31-33½ In

Hair:  Fair

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/5/1916

Place: 

Next of Kin:  FATHER  George Crispin

67 Studley Park Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                 

Embarkation Date:  11/5/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ascanius A11

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  11th Field Artillery Brigade                                                                                                   

Rank:  Gunner

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  57291

Victory Medal:  56329

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1898

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  Godwin George CRESPIN           

Mother:  Eliza Jane KITCHEN

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 5/4/1918                            

Place: Melincourt, France                        

Burial:  Frechencourt Communal Cemetery, France

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Wesley College Honour Roll

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 342341

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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