William Alexander CRESWICK

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CRESWICK, William Alexander

Service Number:	5324
Enlisted:	22 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Corack, Vic., 1896
Home Town:	Donald, Buloke, Victoria
Schooling:	State School Corack
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Corack East & District War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

22 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5324, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 5324, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 5324, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of Edward and Wilhemina CRESWICK, 3 Wannalla Terrace, Mount Alexander Road, Flemington, Victoria

William Alexander Creswick, farmer, of Corack East, Victoria. He joined the 24th Battalion on 22 February 1916 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Miltiades on 1 August 1916 for Plymouth, England, before joining his unit on the Western Front in France on 20 November 1916. Pte Creswick was killed in action near Favreuil, France. He has no known grave and his death is recorded on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial France. He was aged 22 years.

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