Regimental number | 2130 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Auburn, New South Wales |
School | Bay Street Public School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Tanner |
Address | 119 Botany Road, Botany, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Father, D J Crawford, 119 Botany Road, Botany, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Company |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal For conspicuous gallantry under heavy fire when he volunteered to obtain more belts having to go through an intense barrage to do so. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 11 Private Ernest W Crawford, 4th Section Divisional Ammunition Column. 11509 Private Arthur D Crawford, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. 2587 Private Herbert S Crawford, 4th Battalion. |
Other details | Service in Egypt and France. Wounded at Bullecourt, 3 May 1917 and invalided to hospitals at Oxford and Dartford, England. |