Herbert Edward CRISP

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CRISP, Herbert Edward

Service Number:	10
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
Born:	London, England, United Kingdom, 1872
Home Town:	Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bushman
Died:	Casino, New South Wales, Australia, 28 May 1945, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Casino General Cemetery, New South Wales
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Sergeant, 10, 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
22 May 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 10, 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War unit details, Murray p. 185 notes 5th BACH embarked at Sydney 22 May 1902 aboard Columbian arriving Durban 18 Jun 1902 after peace had been declared.
1 Aug 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 10, AWM Boer War unit details, Murray P. 185 and 186 notes 5 BACH embarked from Durban 1 Jul 1902 aboard Manchester Merchant arriving Sydney 1 Aug 1902.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Herbert Edward Crisp was born in London, England about 1872, emigrating at the age of 16 to Queensland where he later acquired a pastoral property. He served twice in the South African (Boer) War and also in WW1.

His first service was as a Private rising to Sergeant S.N. 139 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. On return from his service he made his way to settle in NSW where he was residing at the time of his second service as a Sergeant in the 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Boer War. This was to be a short service as peace had been declared prior to the unit arriving in South Africa. He returned to the area around Casino in NSW, working on properties in the Richmond River district.

His third service was as a Private S.N. 3029 in the 2nd Light Horse Regiment WW1. Following his service he returned to the NSW Richmond River district obtaining land under the Returned Soldiers Act at Back Creek. He later relocated to Casino where he worked in various clerical positions and was an active member of the Returned Soldiers' League.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 482 & 186; National Archives Australia WW1 service record; Obituary - Nothern Star, 30 May 1945).

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