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Walter Leslie CRETTENDEN

Regimental number1847
Place of birthBlyth, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressBlyth, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.3
Height5' 10"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Henry Crettenden, Cumming Street, Mile End, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1487
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Anna CRETTENDEN
Discharge date15 March 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from London on board HT 'Berrima', 31 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit: valvular disorder of the heart), Adelaide, 15 March 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName recorded on gravestone as CRITTENDEN.
Date of death21 January 1932
Age at death43
Place of burialBlyth Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, CRETTENDEN Walter Leslie

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