Regimental number | 34053 |
Place of birth | Kew Victoria |
School | Mansfield Agricultural High School and Wesley College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Student |
Address | Studley Park Road, Kew, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, George Crespin, 67 Studley Park Road, Kew, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, March 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Frechescourt |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Frenchencourt Communal Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 11), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Godwin and Eliza CRESPIN. Native of Kew, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Major Gideon Jervic CRESPIN, 5th Division Artillery, returned to Australia, 1 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |