Harry Keith CRAWFORD

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Service Number:	7163
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Enlisted at National Park, NSW
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	5th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Prahran, Victoria, Austraia, 1898
Home Town:	Beecroft Peninsula, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Grammar School; Agricultural School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Jackeroo
Died:	Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 12 August 1917
Cemetery:	Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery Plot 11, Row D, Grave 4 Headstone inscription reads: The supreme sacrifice sleep on, Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beecroft Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Beecroft War Memorial Cenotaph, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 7163, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at National Park, NSW
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Driver, 7163, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Driver, 7163, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney
14 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , At Alexandria
12 Aug 1917:	Involvement Bombardier, 7163, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7163 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1917-08-12

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Son of James Henry and Annie Henzelle Crawford of 'Doone', Molton Road, Beecroft, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal