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CREIGHTON, James George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4479 |
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Enlisted: | 4 October 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 31 August 1891 |
Home Town: | Pioneer, Dorset, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Killed in action, France, 4 September 1916, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" 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
4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4479, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4479, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4479, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 4479, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4479 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04 |
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