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Duncan Robertson CRERAR

Regimental number276
Place of birthAberfeldy, Scotland
SchoolToss Public, School, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMotor mechanic
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, Peter Crerar, Viola Cottage, Aberfeldy, Scotland
Previous military serviceScottish Horse, Territorial
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gaba Tepe, Dardanelles
Date of death10 August 1915
Age at death31
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Special Memorial C. 100), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
32
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Jessie CRERAR, Chapelton, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland

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