CRESSWELL, Roy
| Service Number: | 2057 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia, 12 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Deloraine, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia, 27 June 1982, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Marks Anglican (Deloraine) Cemetery, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Deloraine War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2057, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2057, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2057, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Roy Cresswell was badly wounded at Messines on 7 June 1917 with the 40th Battalion. He recovered to soldier on through 1918, being awarded a Military Medal for his work as a stretcher bearer over a period of several days from 29 September 1918. “Under continuous artillery and machine gun fire, he tendered wounded and carried them back to the R.A.P. On one occasion, he dressed the wounds of four men and carried them to safety under direct rifle and machine gun fire. His devotion to duty and determination throughout the operations were most marked.”
His brother, 6985 Pte. Edmund Cresswell 12th Battalion AIF died of sickness at sea near South Africa, on his way to the war, 15 February 1917.
They were the sons of Walter Newton and Sophia Cresswell of Deloraine, Tasmania.