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CRABB, Norman Archer Benjamin

• Personal Details
• Service History
• Personal Stories

Step 1: Personal Details

Service Numbers:	2887A, S40058
Enlisted:	8 February 1916, Enlisted in Brisbane and drafted to 6th Reinforcement of 31st Infantry Battalion.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Blanchetown, South Australia, 20 November 1887
Home Town:	Wentworth, Wentworth, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia, 30 May 1957, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Wentworth Cemetery, New South Wales Row O. Methodist Section.
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Step 2: Service History

World War 1 Service

8 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2887A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Brisbane and drafted to 6th Reinforcement of 31st Infantry Battalion.
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 2887A, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 2887A, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
16 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2887A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked at Port Said, Egypt, from Ship H.M.T. "Ceramic" 16th May 1916.
19 May 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2887A, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, Admitted to Hospital in Abbassia with gastritis, and other unspecified serious debility.
17 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Discharged from 3rd Australian General Hospital with debility, transferred to A.I.F HQ Nominal Roll.
17 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2887A, AIF Headquarters (Egypt), Embarked from Suez, Egypt per Ship "Seang Choon" for return to Australia for discharge with debility.
9 Aug 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2887A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 1st Military District, Brisbane, classified with debility and medically unfit for service in the A.I.F.

World War 2 Service

3 Nov 1941:	Involvement Sergeant, S40058
3 Nov 1941:	Enlisted Keswick, SA
3 Nov 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, S40058
19 Nov 1945:	Discharged
19 Nov 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, S40058

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• ADFA AIF WW1 Project 2887A Private Archer Crabb
• Australian War Memorial - Embarkation Roll
• Australian War Memorial - WWI Nominal Roll
• Department of Veterans Affairs - WWII Nominal Roll
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• National Archives Australia WW1 - Service Record
• National Archives Australia - WWII Service Record

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