CRAWFORD, Harry Keith
| Service Number: | 7163 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Enlisted at National Park, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Austraia, 25 July 1895 |
| 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, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery Plot 11, Row D, Grave 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beecroft Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Beecroft War Memorial Cenotaph, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 7163, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at National Park, NSW | |
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| 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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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James Henry and Annie Henzelle Crawford of 'Doone', Malton Road, Beecroft, NSW
The supreme sacrifice sleep on, Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Brother- Walter F CRAWFORD was Captain 1st Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, British Forces
Grief came to the home of Mrs. A. H. Crawford, of 'Doone,' Malton-road, Beecroft. A private cable sent by Gunner Antrobus (Mrs. Crawford's nephew) convoyed the sad intelligence that her youngest son, Bombardier Harry Keith Crawford, had made the supreme sacrifice whilst fighting for King, country and liberty in France. The deceased soldier was 22 years of age. He was brought up in Beecroft, where he was well and popularly known, and was educated at the Sydney Grammar School. Afterwards he went on the land in Queensland and returned home to enlist in July, 1916, in the 13th Battalion, Australian Field Artillery. He was in camp at National Park till November, 1916, when he sailed for Egypt. After about three months there he was sent direct to France and has been in the firing-line, without injury, over since. He was an enthusiastic and capable rower for S.G.S., and was a member of St. John's Church, Beecroft. His brother, Lieut. W. F. Crawford, was wounded about 12 months ago.
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