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Lance Corporal Theo Albert Cramp

Commemorated at
Memorial Name
Grafton Public School First World War Honor Roll Casino and District Memorial Hospital First World War Roll of Honour Maclean Public School Great War Roll of Honour
Maclean Cenotaph
Given name
Theo A
Family name
Cramp
Gender
Male
Service number
1723
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Campaign
Ypres Salient 1917
Fate
Killed in action (KIA)
Fate date
09 January 1918
Additional information
Place of birth
Grafton, NSW
Religion
Anglican or Church of England
Occupation
Plumber
Address given on enlistment documents
Lismore NSW
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation (years)
21
Age at embarkation (months)
8
Next of kin
Father, James Samuel Cramp
Enlistment date
Wed, 26 January 1916
Embarkation details
Departed Sydney on 5 June 1916 on board HMAT Borda. He arrived at Southampton, England, via Egypt, on 23 July 1916.
Rank on enlistment
Private
Last held rank
Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll
9th Battalion AIF
Unit at embarkation
1st Reinforcements No. 42 Battalion AIF
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Veteran Notes/Bio
  • Place of enlistment: Lismore, NSW
  • Killed in action at Messines, Belgium
  • Unit at time of death: 9th Battalion AIF
  • Commemorated on panel 7 of the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium 
  • A short biography of Lance Corporal Cramp is available in Do You Remember Them: Stories of the WW1 Men listed on the Maclean Cenotaph in NSW, self-published by Greg Towner in 2020. It is available through the Maclean Museum.
Australian War Memorial - First World War Embarkation Roll, Theo Albert Cramp
Australian War Memorial - First World War Nominal Roll, Theo Albert Cramp
Australian War Memorial - Roll of Honour, Theo Albert Cramp
Australian War Memorial - Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files, Theo …
The A.I.F. Project - Theo Albert Cramp

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