Alexander Henry CRIGAN

CRIGAN, Alexander Henry

    Service Number: 6001
    Enlisted: 10 April 1916, Geelong, Vic.
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Hastings, Sussex, England, 1896
    Home Town: Point Lonsdale, Greater Geelong, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Gardener
    Memorials: Gunning Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Point Lonsdale Cenotaph
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    World War 1 Service

    10 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6001, 14th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
    1 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 6001, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
    1 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 6001, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne
    2 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, France
    15 Feb 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6001, 57th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages
    8 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6001, 57th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
    28 Jul 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
    26 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6001, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
    25 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6001, 57th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux
    4 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6001, 57th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
    8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6001, 57th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
    2 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6001, 57th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne
    29 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6001, 57th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal
    14 Oct 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, France
    18 Nov 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 57th Infantry Battalion, France
    14 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6001, 57th Infantry Battalion, RTA 15 May 1919 for discharge.

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    Biography contributed by Robert Wight

    Originally from Hastings, England Pte Crigan was a gardener from Point Lonsdale, Victoria prior to enlistment and embarked with the 19th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Miltiades on 1 August 1916.

    Later joining the 57th Battalion, he was promoted to Sergeant and returned to Australia on 15 April 1919.

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