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CRIDDLE, Ivo Phillip
Personal Details
| Service Number: | W83440 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (WA) |
| Born: | Dongara, Western Australia, Australia, 10 November 1900 |
| Home Town: | Naraling, Chapman Valley, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Naraling State School Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Geraldton, Western Australia., 2 January 1953, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Utakarra Cemetery, Geraldton, Western Australia |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Apr 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W83440, Volunteer Defence Corps (WA), Homeguard No.7 Geraldton Battalion | |
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| 31 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W83440 | |
| 11 May 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W83440 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nola Holt
Ivo (Dick) Criddle was the youngest son of James Criddle (1857-1927) and Emma Pell (1859-1944) of Naraling. They had a family of twelve, including six older brothers who were World War 1 Veterans. Two of the six brothers were also Prisoners of War in Germany.
Ivo (Dick) did not go overseas in the Military but remained in the Defence Volunteers Company of No. 7 Geraldton Battalion.