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CRAWFORD, Austin Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX36557 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21 August 1919 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, At sea (Middle East), 5 December 1941, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Column 92, Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt. |
| Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX36557 | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX36557, 2nd/13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Dec 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX36557, 2nd/13th Infantry Battalion, Presumed drown when SS Chakdina was bombed and sank. |
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