CRESSWELL, Sydney
| Service Number: | 729 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodford, Essex, England, December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Acacia Ridge, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Prittlewell School, Essex, England |
| Occupation: | Farm hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 729, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 729, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 729, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 729, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 12 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 729, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (right shoulder) | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 729, 15th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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Sidney Ernest CRESSWELL was born in Woodford, Essex, England in 1895
His parents were George Henry CRESSWELL & Cecelia Kate ORPWOOD who married in West Ham, Essex UK in 1885
Biography contributed by Paul Trevor
Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) incorrectly records the Surname as CRESWELL instead of CRESSWELL.
’IN MEMORIAM.
CRESSWELL.- In sad and loving memory of Private Sidney Ernest Cresswell, No. 729, 15th Battalion, A.I.F., killed in action at Lone Pine, August 8th, 1915, age 20 years.
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away.
Inserted by his sorrowing parents, brothers, and sisters.' from The Brisbane Courier 8 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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