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CRAWFORD, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1317 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | East Castle, Stanley, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Landsborough, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St Joseph's Roman Catholic School, West Stanley, County Durham, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness - Pneumonia and Meningitis, Rafa, Palestine, Egypt, 31 January 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Row F, Grave 4 Chaplain J.E. Boscence officiated Headstone inscription reads: Give him O Lord eternal rest in loving memory of our dear brother , Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Caloundra Shire of Landsborough WW1 Roll of Honour, Maleny Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1317, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 30 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1317, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1317, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 17 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, Serving with the 11th Light Horse | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Camel Corps, Transferred from 11 Light Horse Regiment to the Camel Corps at Moascar | |
| 31 Jan 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 1317, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1317 awm_unit: 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-01-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael and Mary Crawford; brother of Margaret Crawford of 'Manely', Landsborough, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal