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John Nicholas CROWLEY

Regimental number2917
Place of birthWollongong, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationJournalist
AddressWest Wyalong, New South Wales
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation44.4
Height5' 10.5"
Weight172 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Bridget Crowley, Avondale, Temora, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 November 1916
Place of enlistmentCootamundra, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death52
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in West Wyalong Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Michael and Bridget CROWLEY, Temora, New South Wales. Native of Wollongong, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Age at death52
SourcesNAA: B2455, CROWLEY John Nicholas

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