John CRILLY

CRILLY, John

Service Number: 5079
Enlisted: 7 January 1916, Enlisted, Rockhampton, Qld. (NAA, Pg's, 1,2 & 4) Service Record of Private: John CRILLY, SN 5079.
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
Born: Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland, 30 November 1871
Home Town: Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
Died: Killed in Action, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 May 1919, aged 47 years
Cemetery: Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland
(DVA) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: 10-41-20, Portion 10/Section 41/Grave 20., Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

7 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5079, 11th Depot Battalion, Enlisted, Rockhampton, Qld. (NAA, Pg's, 1,2 & 4) Service Record of Private: John CRILLY, SN 5079.
18 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5079, 1st Depot Battalion, (NAA, Pg-8) Service Record of of Private: John CRILLY, SN 5079.
18 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 5079, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), (NAA, Pg-8) Service Record of Sapper: John CRILLY, SN 5079.
19 Jul 1916: Embarked Sapper, 5079, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Armadale, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916: Involvement Sapper, 5079, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 5079, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Merris (France), (NAA, Pg-8) Service Record of Sapper: John CRILLY, SN 5079.
13 Jul 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5079, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), (NAA, Pg-8) Service Record of Sapper: John CRILLY, SN 5079.
25 May 1919: Involvement Sapper, 5079, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5079 awm_unit: Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1919-05-25

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Son of James CRILLY & Margaret (nee-GILLESPIE) CRILLY.

Next of Kin - Wife: [Esther Caroline] Caroline Esther (nee-KEOUGH) CRILLY.