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CRISP, Edward Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX6797 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/8th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Murray Bridge, South Australia, 6 February 1915 |
| Home Town: | Strathalbyn, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station gardener |
| Died: | 6 December 2003, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Murray Bridge (Adelaide Road) Cemetery, S.A. |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX6797, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX6797, 2nd/8th Field Ambulance | |
| 26 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, SX6797 | |
| 30 Oct 1945: | Discharged Corporal, SX6797, 2nd/8th Field Ambulance | |
| 30 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX6797, 2nd/8th Field Ambulance |
Personal Stories
Service history
In 1940 Ted enlisted in the A.I.F. in the 2/8 Field Ambulance and after training in Australia was sent to the Middle East War Zone. Ted served at Tobruk, El Alamein and Syria and later saw service in New Guinea and Borneo. Because of his band experience, he became a member of the Unit Bagpipe and Bugle Band - the only one of it’s kind in the A.I.F.
Submitted 5 May 2017 by Peter Crisp
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