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Corporal Glenwylln “Glyn” Chrisp Veteran

Birth
Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia
Death
19 Jul 1916 (aged 24–25)
Fromelles, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Burial
Fleurbaix, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
I. K. 60.
Memorial ID
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Service Number:--- 500
Enlisted:--- 12th July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria.
Last Rank:--- Corporal
Last Unit:--- 29th Infantry Battalion
Born:--- Stawell, Victoria, Australia.
Next of kin---Father, Frank Sitwell Chrisp, Unley Grove, Ascot Vale, Victoria.
Home Town:--- Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: ---State School, Ascot Vale, Victoria
Occupation:--- Boot salesman
Died:--- Killed in action, Fromelles, Somme Sector, France, 19 July 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:--- Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Grave I.K. 60.
Parents---Frank Sitwell Chrisp and Elizabeth Chrisp
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 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.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Originally buried at Eaton Hall Cemetery by Reverend George Cranston, 20 July 1916.
Service Number:--- 500
Enlisted:--- 12th July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria.
Last Rank:--- Corporal
Last Unit:--- 29th Infantry Battalion
Born:--- Stawell, Victoria, Australia.
Next of kin---Father, Frank Sitwell Chrisp, Unley Grove, Ascot Vale, Victoria.
Home Town:--- Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: ---State School, Ascot Vale, Victoria
Occupation:--- Boot salesman
Died:--- Killed in action, Fromelles, Somme Sector, France, 19 July 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:--- Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Grave I.K. 60.
Parents---Frank Sitwell Chrisp and Elizabeth Chrisp
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 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.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Originally buried at Eaton Hall Cemetery by Reverend George Cranston, 20 July 1916.

Gravesite Details

Corporal, 29th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action. Died 19th - 20th July 1916. Son of Frank Sitwell Chrisp and the late Elizabeth Chrisp. Born at Stawell, Victoria, Australia. Age: 25.



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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56483434/glenwylln-chrisp: accessed ), memorial page for Corporal Glenwylln “Glyn” Chrisp (1891–19 Jul 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56483434, citing Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).