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CRAIES, William Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 19 May 1886 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk - Burns Philp & Co Ltd |
| Died: | GSW abdomen, France, 25 April 1918, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery X. E. 9. |
| Memorials: | Townsville Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Major, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Major, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Major, 25th Infantry Battalion, HT Argyllshire, Suez for return to Australia for disciplinary reasons - arriving Melbourne 30 March 1916. | |
| 15 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Honorary Major | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement Major, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1918-04-25 | |
| 28 May 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, For good work during period 22 September 1917 to 24 February 1918. |
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