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CRAPP, James Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 31809 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Medium Trench Mortar Batteries |
| Born: | Chotiki, New Zealand, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Eye witness stated that they last saw him 500 years from Ploegsteert Wood when retreating under heavy fire, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 31809, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 2 Dec 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 31809, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 31809, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 31809, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 31809 awm_unit: Corps Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Battery Field Artillery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-04-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was People's Palace, Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
Next of kin was given as his sister Mrs Isabell Brown of Tindall Street, Springland, Blenheim, NZ; brother of Sidney Crapp of Whakatane, NZ, Elizabeth Crapp and Eva Terasa Crapp
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal