CRAGG, William Leslie
| Service Number: | 3932 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St David's Boys School, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Etaples, France, 1 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery V D 18, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3932, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3932, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3932, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Egypt | |
| 20 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3932, 1st Pioneer Battalion, GSW to head sustained near Fleurbaix. Evacuated to 26th General Hospital at Etaples, where he later died of his wounds on 1 June 1916. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Sarah CRAGG of 120 Elizabeth Street, Hobart, Tas.
CRAGG.—In loving memory of our dear son, Private William Leslie Cragg, died of wounds at Etaples, France, June 1, 1916. Four years have passed since that sad day That our dear son was called away;
God took him home, it was His will,
Forget him, no, we never will.
You are not forgotten, Willie, dear.
Nor will you ever be;
As long as life and memory last
We shall remember thee.
Inserted by his loving mother and father,
S. and T. Cragg.
CRAGG.—In loving memory of our dear brother, Private William Leslie Cragg, who died of wounds at Etaples, France, June 1, 1916.
Sadly we are thinking of our soldier brother brave, Who fought, and died for his country, and won a hero's grave.
Inserted by his sister and brother in law,
F. and T. Ryland.
CRAGG.—In sad and loving memory of our dear brother Willie, who died of wounds in France, June 1, 1916.
He has finished his part, we must still keep on,
Trying, like him, to be brave;
Our sacrifice is in what we have lost,
His was in what he gave.
He has borne his cross, he has gained his crown,
Though he lies in a far-off grave,
And we think of his life, a duty done,
Manly, unselfish, and brave.
Inserted by his loving sister and brother-in-law, F. and G. Wickins.
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