CRIDDLE, Herbert Melbourne
| Service Number: | 5650 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 October 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Dongara, Western Australia, 19 September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Naraling, Chapman Valley, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Dongara State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer/Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 October 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dongara War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Nabawa Upper Chapman Valley Road Board WW1 District Roll of Honour, Nabawa War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 5650, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5650, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5650, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle |
KILLED IN ACTION.
Sunday Times Perth 2nd Dec 1917
CRIDDLE.-
In sad but loving memory -of our dear son and brother, Private
Herbert Melbourne (Mel) Criddle. who was killed In action somewhere
in France on October 20, 1917. Aged. 31 years .
"In the bloom bf youth death claimed him;
In the prime of his manhood days;
No one knew him but to love him,
None spoke of his name but praise.
Inserted by his loving father, mother
sisters and brothers. "
Submitted 3 November 2015 by Sharyn Roberts
Biography
Parents: James and Emma CRIDDLE, Naraling, Western Australia
Brothers: [4733] Lt Arthur George CRIDDLE, 51st Bn, returned to Australia, 21 June 1919; 2363 Pte David CRIDDLE, 28th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919; 5703 Pte Harold CRIDDLE, 16th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919; 6742 Pte Horace John CRIDDLE, 16th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 December 1918; 6741 Pte Sydney James CRIDDLE, 16th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 November 1917.
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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