Regimental number | 6392 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Red Hill, Gympie, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Corner of Russell and Merivale Streets, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Ms N M Crawford, corner of Russell and Merivale Streets, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 3rd Field Ambulance, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/46/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Ambulamce |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Son of Irish parents, John Crawford (miner) and Fanny Weir (domestic servant/cook) who emigrated separately in 1864 and 1868 to the Gympie goldfields. Married Nellie Maud Pascoe on 7 June 1903 at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. They had five children; Robert, James, Thomas, Mabel and Christopher. The youngest being born on 8 December 1915 in Brisbane, the week after Christopher Crawford embarked for Egypt. He separated from his wife in 1924, and lived his remaining years as a recluse in a bush humpy in a squatters' settlement in the Brisbane suburb of Tarragindi. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board 'Tresos Montes', 7 April 1919; disembarked Brisbane, 27 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 19 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Mt. Thompson Crematorium. Ashes scattered |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CRAWFORD Christopher Skeffington |