| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Address | Calvin Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 11.25" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, G G McCrae, Anchorfield, Calvin Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Captain |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Unspecified Refers July-September 1915 Recommendation date: Unspecified Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 33), Fleurbaix, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Gordon and Augusta Helen McCRAE, Calvin and Muir Streets, Lower Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Transferred from B to D Company to be Company Commander, D Company, 3 April 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Promoted Major, 25 April 1915. Appointed Military Transport Officer, HMT 'Mashobra', 15 May 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 1 June 1915 (improving: no further details recorded); rejoined Bn, 11 June 1915. Slightly wounded, 13 July 1915; disembarked Alexandria from HS 'Soudan', 22 July 1915 (shell shock), and admitted to 15th General Hospital (constipation); transferred to Cyprus, 31 July 1915; rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 26 August 1915, and posted to Headquarters as second in command. Assumed temporary command of 7th Bn, 30 August 1915; resumed duties as second in command, 7th Bn, 10 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 10 January 1916 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to Schubra Military Infectious Hospital, 24 February 1916 (para-typhoid); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 25 March 1916; to Ras el Tin Convalescent Depot, 1 May 1916; discharged to duty, 11 May 1916; taken on strength, 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 15 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Appointed to temporary command of 60th Bn, 1 July 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Statement, Red Cross File No 1900401, 1066 Pte H.W. POLSON, 60th Bn (patient, Fulham Military Hospital, London, England), 9 August 1916: 'Informant states that he saw Major McCrae killed at Huatieux (?) (sic) South of Armentieres on the evening of July 19th/16.' Note by interviewer: 'Informant intelligent and reliable.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McCRAE Geoffrey Gordon
Red Cross File No 1900401 |
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