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CRAFT, John George
Personal Details
Other Name: | Gray, James - Service Record |
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Service Numbers: | 1326, 3113 |
Enlisted: | 28 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Stepney, London, England, 1881 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Boarding school, London |
Occupation: | Seaman |
Died: | Lobar Pneumonia, United Kingdom, 24 November 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Section IV, Row G, Grave 5 Epitaph reads "In Loving Remembrance Of My Son John. Thy Will Be Done." |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1326, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
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2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1326, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3113 | |
26 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3113, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
26 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3113, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
24 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3113, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3113 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-11-24 |
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John George CRAFT was born in Stepney, London in 1881
His parents were John George CRAFT & Sarah Jane LEVERETT
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His brother Charles CRAFT (SN 520) also served during WW1 and returned to Australia in 1917 (23rd Infantry Battalion)