Regimental number | 969 |
Place of birth | Neilborough, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Tandara, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 45 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | John Crapper, Tandara, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Boer War (5th Victorian Contingent) for 1 year 163 days. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 46 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 46 |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot XV, Row B, Grave No. 6), Europe |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 72 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth CRAPPER. Native of Tandara, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Nephew: 2606 Pte John Gordon CRAPPER, died of disease, 2 May 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915 (dysentery); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 5 September 1915; by HS 'Scotian' to Malta, 10 September 1915. Died of dysentery, St Andrew's Hospital, Malta, 27 September 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA File 3454071 |