William Arthur CRAMB

CRAMB, William Arthur

Service Number: 1721
Enlisted: 23 July 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th Field Ambulance
Born: Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 10 October 1896
Home Town: Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Taringa State School, Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Clerk University of Queensland
Died: Killed in Action, France, 26 August 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 1, University of Queensland WW1 Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

23 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1721, 7th Field Ambulance
5 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 1721, 7th Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 1721, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Dougal and Alice CRAMB, Swann Road, Taringa, Queensland

Mr. D. Cramb, Taringa, has been informed by cable that his son, William Arthur Cramb, of the Field Ambulance, is reported as wounded and missing, in France. At the time of enlisting he was employed on the University staff, and would be 29 years of age next month. The eldest son was wounded at Gallipoli, and is at present on duty in Egypt. The third son is in camp.