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CRIDDLE, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2363 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dongara, Western Australia, 17 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Naraling, Chapman Valley, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Dongara State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Geraldton, Western Australia., 29 December 1974, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Utakarra Cemetery, Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Nabawa Upper Chapman Valley Road Board WW1 District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2363, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2363, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Imprisoned Battle for Pozières , POW in Germany at Gefangenenlagar, Wahn. He worked in the Katzwinkel mines. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nola Holt
David Criddle was one of the six sons of James Criddle (1857-1927) and Emma Pell (1859-1944) of Naraling, Western Australia that volunteered for World War 1.
David and his brother, Harold, were both Prisoners of War in Germany. Both returned to Australia.
He received the Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, and the Victory Medal.
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