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CRAMPTON, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3132 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Cardiff, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Grave Reference: II G 27, Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cardiff Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Cardiff RSL Club Roll of Honour, Hamilton Superior Public School Roll of Honour, Sulphide Corporation Pty. Ltd. Cockle Creek Works Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3132, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3132, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1891 Crampton Arthur Nottingham 7b 310
Jacksdale is a village in the [local government] district of Ashfield, part of the English county of Nottinghamshire. It was once a mining community; it is believed that Arthur's father worked in the colliery. He was the son of William and Mary Crampton of New South Wales. [Mary may have been his step-mother]
Australian Infantry (AIF) 56th Bn 8th Reinforcement. The unit embarked 11/11/1916 from Sydney New South Wales aboard HMAT A29 Suevic.
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