Regimental number | 500 |
Place of birth | Stawell, Victoria |
School | State School, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Boot salesman |
Address | Unley Grove, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Frank Chrisp, Unley Grove, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 60), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Elizabeth CHRISP |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 10 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916. Buried at Eaton Hall Cemetery by Reverend George Cranston, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHRISP Glyn |