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CRABB, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1118 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 May 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Kalgoorlie Boulder 84th Infantry Goldfields Regiment Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1118, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1118, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1118, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1118, Wounds to thigh and evacuated to England. | |
| 15 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1118, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1118 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Trenwith Crabb (also served enlisting in 1917) and Tabitha Crabb of 50 Johnston Street, Boulder City, WA.
Also served in the Citzen Forces
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