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CROWLEY, Oswald James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1669 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, Liverpool |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia, 24 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | West Wyalong, Bland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Natural causes, Venice, Italy, 29 October 1978, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Woden (Canberra) Public Cemetery, ACT |
| Memorials: | West Wyalong St Mary's Catholic Parish WW1 Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1669, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool | |
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| 19 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1669, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1669, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1669, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW right arm | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1669, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW right arm and face | |
| 17 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1669, 18th Infantry Battalion, HT Kashmir, England for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 2 May 1919 following two weeks quarantine | |
| 1 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1669, 18th Infantry Battalion |
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