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George Alfred CRAWFORD

Regimental number3275
Date of birth11 April 1896
Place of birthOrpington, Essex, England
ReligionBaptist
OccupationMechanist
AddressMorris Street, Wooloowin, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinDaughter, Miss P I Crawford, c/o Mrs Crawford, Morris Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date31 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 21 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 7 June 1918
Discharge date28 January 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked from Brisbane, 21 October 1915; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 29 November 1915. Appointed Corporal, 1 March 1916. Promoted Sergeant, 13 April 1916.

Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 12 June 1916. Evacuated to England (hernia), 6 November 1916; continuously treated thereafter.

Commenced return to Australia, 7 June 1918; discharged (medically unfit), 28 January 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death25 February 1963
Age at death66
Place of burialCunnamulla Cemetery, Queensland

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