Regimental number | 1665 |
Place of birth | Fingal, Tasmania |
School | Casino Grammar School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Casino, Richmond River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Rev. William W Craig, Casino, Richmond River, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row D, Grave No. 2), Souchez, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Fannie CRAIG, Boyd Road, Nundah, Queensland |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For fine work done when his Company was changing from one position in the trenches to another on the morning of 6th November, 1916, after the attack on GIRD Trench, and the MAZE the previous day. Although the shelling was very severe Sergeant CRAIG was largely instrumental in rallying and keeping the Company together. To do this he found it necessary to move backward and forward along the top of the parapet for considerable distances, gravely exposing himself to danger but showing a fine example of coolness and courage to the men.'
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Second given name entered on Embarkation Roll as Stevenson. |