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CRAWFORD, Boyd John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX9337 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 July 1940, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Saddleworth, South Australia, 24 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | Saddleworth, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stock clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 14 November 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery, Marsa Matruh |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Riverton & District High School Roll of Honor WW2, Saddleworth War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX9337, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX9337, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, SX9337 | |
| 12 Aug 1941: | Promoted Lieutenant | |
| 20 Jul 1942: | Transferred Lieutenant, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Nov 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, SX9337, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 4 Nov 1942: | Wounded Lieutenant, SX9337, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, GSW (buttocks) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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