Regimental number | 1847 |
Place of birth | Blyth, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Blyth, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27.3 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Henry Crettenden, Cumming Street, Mile End, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1487 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Anna CRETTENDEN |
Discharge date | |
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 details | Name recorded on gravestone as CRITTENDEN. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 43 |
Place of burial | Blyth Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CRETTENDEN Walter Leslie |