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CRAVEN, George Horace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1420 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 13 December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Ignatius College, Riverview, Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 24 July 1962, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Wagga Wagga Experiment Farm Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 1420, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Driver, 1420, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Recommendation for DCM by Lt Col Goddard
On the night of 13 October 1917 when in charge of number 4 section Brigade Group Transport, this soldier was cut off from the forward section by heavy shell fire. One animal loaded with barbed wire was blown on top of Craven and he was severely bruised about the head. He was ordered to the dressing station but remained and he reorganised his section and got it forward to the dump. He displayed remarkable courage, skill and determination.
Submitted 25 July 2021 by Bryan O'Halloran