CRAWFORD, Robert
| Service Number: | 87 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Randwick, NSW, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street Boys High School |
| Occupation: | Estate Agent |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 87, 4th Infantry Battalion, Randwick, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 87, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 87, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, For conspicuous gallantry on August 6, 1915, at Lone Pine, when he worked his way down the enemy's trench in the face of a strong oppostion. And although at length wounded, he continued to lead his men against great odds.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 Date: 6 April 1916 |
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Distinguished Conduct Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry on August 6, 1915, at Lone Pine, when he worked his way down the enemy's trench in the face of a strong oppostion. And although at length wounded, he continued to lead his men against great odds.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44
Date: 6 April 1916
Robert who has been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry on the field, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Crawford, of Randwick. For four and a half years he had belonged to the Scottish Rifles prior to enlisting with the 4th Battalion at the outbreak of war. He was in the Gaba Tepe landing, was fifteen weeks in the trences before a bullet put him temporarily out of action, and is now on invalid furlough in England. Sergeant Crawford is 22 years old, and was educated at Portstreet High School. At the outbreak of war he was managing an estate agency for his father.
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