Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War I (1914-1918)
- Date of Enlistment
- 08/05/1918
- Date of Discharge
- 17/10/1918
- Place of Enlistment
- North Sydney NSW
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 31/05/1889
- Place of Birth
- Goulburn NSW
- Address (at enlistment)
- 'Nine Elms', Ginninderra ACT
- Occupation
- Grocer
- Next of Kin
- Clarice Shrimpton (wife), 'Nine Elms', Ginninderra ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- 65828
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- NSW Reinforcements
Notes
Shrimpton was a brother in law of Heric Boreham. He was farewelled along with the Kilby brothers at Hall in June 1918 and embarked for Europe in September 1918. However he was offloaded in Fremantle suffering from gastritis and was discharged as medically unfit. He died in Canberra on 6 June 1960 and is buried in Hall Cemetery.
Description - height 5 feet 4 inches, weight 154 pounds, chest 34-37 inches, fair complexion, grey eyes, light brown hair, Church of England.
Sources
NAA RecordSearch - Series B2455 (First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920)
NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages - http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/search.htm
Monaro Pioneers Index - http://www.monaropioneers.com/pioneers.htm
Queanbeyan Age - 28 June 1918