Philip Champion DE CRESPIGNY

Regimental number3479
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJournalist
AddressArthur Street, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs B W C De Crespigny, Arthur Street, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date26 November 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 30th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Ormonde on 2 March 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialJerusalem War Cemetery (Row H, Grave No. 60), Palestine.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
3
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Philip and Annie Frances DE CRESPIGNY, husband of Birdie W. DE CRESPIGNY, 79 Victoria Road, Auburn, Victoria. Native of Bendigo
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal