George CRICK

CRICK, George

Service Number: 5046
Enlisted: 30 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train
Born: Thame, Oxfordshire, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling: Thame, Oxfordshire, England
Occupation: Farrier
Died: Morbus Cordi, Heliopolis, Egypt, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 24 September 1915, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
Row D, Grave 111 Interred 28 September 1915, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

30 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5046, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne
2 Feb 1915: Involvement Driver, 5046, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915: Embarked Driver, 5046, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Chilka, Melbourne
24 Sep 1915: Involvement Driver, 5046, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5046 awm_unit: 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train Australian Army Service Corps awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1915-09-24

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

A George Crick appears on the 1881 census at Priest End, Thame, Oxfordshire, England having been born in 1861. Son of John and Mary Crick. Next of kin given as
Mrs E Crick, 79 Anderson Street, Yarraville, Victoria.

Australian Army Service Corps-3rd Light Horse Brigade Train. Unit from Nominal Roll-12th Army Service Corps

Previous military service-Royal Artillery in England and North West Mounted Police in Canada.
Enlistment date-30/31 October 1914
Place of enlistment-Melbourne, Victoria-Driver
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on 2 February 1915-at this date he was said to be aged 44.

He put his age down for enlistment, and did not acknowledge his previous military experience.

Address-45 Wilson Street, Yarraville, Victoria.

His only son was a reservist in the 1st Grenadier Guards. He was wounded three times, and was awarded the Military Medal.

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