CRAWFORD, David
| Service Number: | 231 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 |
| Born: | Kilmore, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | High Camp State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Walkers Ridge, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 23 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row C, Grave 1 Rev. F. Merington officiated Headstone inscription reads: Greater love hath no man than this for God, King and Country, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Traralgon War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 231, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 1 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Prior to embarking | |
| 15 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Prior to embarking | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 231, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 231, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Nov 1944: | Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA | |
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| 7 Sep 1945: | Promoted Able Seaman, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Jane Crawford of Victoria
Husband of Hannah Mabel Crawford nee Little of Collins Street, Traralgon, Victoria formerly of 22 Richardson Street, Essendon, Victoria. Father of Frank Crawford
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
He had previously worked as a farmer
Served in the Boer War
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Rainey Crawford and Elizabeth Crawford nee Stewart of Port Adelaide, SA
Husband of Maxine Crawford
Residential address at the time of enlistment was given as Kelmscott, SA now known as Rosewater, SA
Long time member of the HMAS Australia Club and the Henley & Grange RSL Sub Branch