George CRAIG

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Service Number:	4751
Enlisted:	13 September 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Enmore, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales
Schooling:	Enmore Superior Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	House Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Row C, Grave 73. Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR BOY
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

13 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4751, Depot Battalion (AIF), Warwick Farm, New South Wales
8 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4751, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 1st Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4751, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Royal George"
28 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4751, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4751, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4751 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4751, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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