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CRAIG, John Stewart Campbell
| Service Number: | 2903 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenelg South Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | 4 February 1984, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens of Remembrance, Tree Bed 35, Position 1 |
| Memorials: | Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2903, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2903, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2903, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2903, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide High School
John Stewart Campbell Craig was born in approximately 1898 and lived in Glenelg, South Australia. He enlisted in the war in 11th of April 1916 when he said he was 18 years old, but may in fact have been under age (as his headstone says he was 85 when he died in 1984). John was a male soldier that was on the 32nd battalion, and previous job was being a clerk. John’s nickname was Jack during World War 1. He was repeatedly ill during the war, suffering from measles and influenza. He survived the war and successfuly arrived back in Australia. He died on the 4th of February 1984 (86 years of age) and is buried at the Centennial Park Cemetery.