CRAWSHAW, Robert Wilkinson
| Service Number: | 1087 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Staveley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Burrier, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | 6 May 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woden (Canberra) Public Cemetery, ACT |
| Memorials: | Nowra Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1087, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1087, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marere embarkation_ship_number: A21 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1087, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Marere, Sydney | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1087, Gunshot wound to chest. | |
| 16 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1087, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Returned to Australia 24 Apr 1919, discharged 16 Jun 1919. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Robert Wilkinson Crawshaw served in bothe the South African (Boer) War and WW1. He first served as a private S.N. 85 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. His second service was as a Private S.N. 1087, 1st Light Horse Regiment, AIF, WW1.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 481; Nationl Archives Australia WW1 service records).
Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Robert Wilkinson Crawshaw served in bothe the South African (Boer) War and WW1. He first served as a private S.N. 85 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. His second service was as a Private S.N. 1087, 1st Light Horse Regiment, AIF, WW1.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 481; Nationl Archives Australia WW1 service records).
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