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CREEDON, Daniel Bartholomew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 589 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 11 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers High School, Marlborough, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of illness whilst a prisoner of war, Angora, Turkey, 27 February 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Maryborough Railway Honour Board, Maryborough St Mary's College War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 589, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 589, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 589, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 589, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 589, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to both hands and was captured by Turks in same action (attack on Knife Edge Ridge). | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Imprisoned Captured 28 June 1915. Died of typhus and enteritis on 27 February 1917 at Angora, Turkey. Originally buried at Armenian cemetery Angora. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte Creedon maintained a detailed diary of his time in Turkish captivity and this is publicly available via the AWM website.
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