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CRESWICK, William Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5324 |
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| 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 (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5324, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe 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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