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CRAWFORD, Stanley Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2647 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Carbine, Coolgardie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 7 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2647, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2647, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2647, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Anchises, Fremantle | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 48th Infantry Battalion, Transferred at Tel el Kebir | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2647, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2647 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert and Mary Crawford; husband of Myrtle Alice Crawford of 12 Rowena Parade, Victoria, Australia
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal