William CRABB

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Service Number:	3498
Enlisted:	6 September 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Roseville, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Died of wounds - received in action, France, 13 October 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension Plot II, Row A, Grave 10,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

6 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3498
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3498, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3498, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3498, 54th Infantry Battalion, at Tel-el-Kebir
1 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion
13 Oct 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 3498, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3498 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-10-13

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