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CRIDDLE, Clarence Eathen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1377 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Dongara, Western Australia, Australia, 20 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Dongara, Irwin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Dongara, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | West Midland, Western Australia, Australia, 17 January 1983, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Mingenew Upper Irwin Roads Board District Roll of Honor WW1, Walkaway Irwin and Greenough and Districts Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1377, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1377, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Benalla, Fremantle | |
| 20 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1377, Gun Shot wound to Left Arm |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jacquie Liddiard
Clarence (known as Clarrie) enlisted at Blackboy Hill and sailed for Egypt on 1 November 1915 arriving there in December 1915. He went to Mena Camp and later went into action with his unit. He remained with his unit until the 9 April 1917 when he was sent to hospital with a gunshot wound to his left arm. He rejoined his unit and returned to Australia 10th July 1919 on HT Oxfordshire. Clarrie married Olive May McGregor in 1922 in the Swan District, Western Australia, they had a daughter Janice during their marriage.
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