Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Queenscliffe, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Physician |
Address | North Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs B Champion de Crespigny, 123 Strangways Crescent, North Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit name | 3rd Australian General Hospital |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/67/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Colonel |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 20 May 1915; disembarked Egypt (date not recorded). Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, [?] August 1915. Appointed second-in-command, 3rd Australian General Hospital, Mudros, 28 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 27 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Appointed to command 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 20 February 1916; transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, 6 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force (date not recorded); disembarked Marseilles, France, 6 April 1916. Absent from unit, Rouen, on duty, 4 June 1916; resumed command, 15 June 1916. Mentioned in Despatches 'for distinguished and gallant services rendered during the period of General Sir Charles Monro's Command of the M.E.F.' Granted 3 weeks' sick leave to England, 6 November 1916; rejoined unit, 8 December 1916. Admitted to British Red Cross Convalescent Hospital, Rouen, 30 December 1916 (gall bladder); transferred to England, 3 January 1917, and admitted to Miss Pollock's Hospital for Officers, Weymouth St, London, 4 January 1917; discharged to duty, 26 February 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 3 March 1917; resumed Command (promoted Temporary Colonel, 5 March 1917), 1st Australian General Hospital, from sick leave, 6 March 1917. Awarded Distinguished Service Order, 3 June 1917. Admitted to 2nd Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, 2 August 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); discharged to duty and rejoined 1st Australian General Hospital, 12 August 1917. On leave to Paris, 20 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 23 September 1917. Transferred to AIF Headquarters, London, 13 October 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises', 1 November 1917; appointment terminated (discharged), 13 January 1918. Re-embarked Adelaide, 13 October 1918, on board HT 'Gaika', 6 August 1918; disembarked London, England, 13 October 1918. Admitted to Military Hospital, Fovant, 16 October 1918 (influenza); discharged to duty, 26 October 1918. Attached for duty to Administrative Headquarters, London, 9 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Czarita', 16 March 1919 (Medical Officer); transshipped Alexandria to HT 'Dunluce Castle', 7 April 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), 21 May 1919. Medals: Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 70 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHAMPION DE CRESPIGNY Constantine Trent |