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CRILLY, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5079 |
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| 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 |
Service History
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. | |
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| 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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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of James CRILLY & Margaret (nee-GILLESPIE) CRILLY.
Next of Kin - Wife: [Esther Caroline] Caroline Esther (nee-KEOUGH) CRILLY.
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