Regimental number | 7294 |
Place of birth | Isle of Skye, Scotland. |
School | Glenbrittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland. |
Age on arrival in Australia | 39 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | 67 Stanmore Road, Petersham,NSW |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mc Crimmon, Glenbrittle, Portree, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Under machine gun and shell fire he went to help a wounded comrade when a shellcame and killed him. (John McGrimmon Brother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 46 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 46 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 4), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 30 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Donald and Margaret MCCRIMMON. Native of Isle of Skye, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |