CRESWICK, Norman Lachlan
| Service Number: | 399 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1916, An original of B Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Lake Cargelligo, Lachlan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Albury Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station overseer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 11 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bourke & District War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 399, 36th Infantry Battalion, An original of B Company | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 399, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 399, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Norman Lachlan Creswick, 21 years, of the 36th Battalion was killed in action at Messines on the 11 June 1917. This was 4 days after his brother Private Thomas Sefton Creswick 37th Battalion had also been killed during the start of the Messines attack.
Norman was a battalion runner, known as “Bluey”. A mate said he was killed by a shell while bringing up a message, and his body was quite unmarked, killed by the concussion. He said “Bluey” Creswick was very popular, “one of the best, humorous and merry and always ready to do anything for a fellow.”
A third brother, Corporal Hector Arthur Creswick, who also served in Belgium, returned home to Australia in 1919.