CRAWLEY, Allan Marmaduke
| Service Number: | 5319 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916, Dubbo |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Wuuluman, Wellington, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 9 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Wellington Cenotaph, Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5319, 17th Infantry Battalion, Dubbo | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5319, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5319, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 27 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5319, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5319, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5319, 17th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Allan Marmaduke CRAWLEY was born at Wellington, NSW in 1897
His parents were Laurence CRAWLEY & Charlotte TRUGGETT who married in Wellington in 1877
He enlisted in Dubbo on 28th March, 1916 and embarked with the 17th Infantry Battalion, 14th Reinforcements on the HMAT Wiltshire from Sydney on 22nd August, 1916
He was wounded in action on 27th February, 1917 & listed as wounded & missing on 9th October, 1917
Allan died of his wounds on 9th October, 1917 - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Menin Gate Memorial & the Wellington Cenotaph in NSW
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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