CRUMMER, Arthur Herbert
| Service Number: | 10141 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Warren, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bega, New South Wales, 29 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Natural causes, Parramatta, New South Wales, 17 November 1959, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10141, Warren, New South Wales | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 10141, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 10141, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 10 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 10141, 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Personal Life of Arthur
Arthur Herbert was one of four sons of Arthur John Crummer, who raised his family around Wolumla on the south coast of NSW.
Three of those sons served in WWI and, thankfully, all returned home.
Arthur and his brother Septimus (Clare) returned to Brisbane.
The other brother (Sydney Leslie) my grandfather returned to Brisbane where my family line continued.
Arthur died in 1959 in Sydney.
Submitted 28 March 2017 by David Hudson
Biography contributed by John Edwards
The three sons of Arthur John Crummer and Anne Isabelle (nee Mackay) who enlisted for service in the Great War;
10141 Gnr. Arthur Herbert Crummer, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, returned from active service in 1918
1798 2nd-Cpl. Sydney Leslie Crummer (/explore/people/336687), Army pay Corps, returned from active service in 1920
488 Pte. Septimus Clare Crummer (/explore/people/53182), 1st Infantry Battalion, returned from active service in 1918