Regimental number | 3589 |
Place of birth | Clare, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | National Bank officer |
Address | Wickepin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.875" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Keith McCrackan, Wickepin, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Fremantle,17 January 1916; allotted to and proceeded to join 51st Bn, Zeitoun, 3 March 1916. Admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 29 February 1916 (influenza, mild); transferred to British Red Cross Hospital, Montazah, 10 March 1916 (tonsillitis); discharged from hospital, 28 March 1916; rejoined Bn, Serapeum, 18 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916. Admitted to 13th Field Ambulance, 29 July 1916 (blistered heel); discharged, and rejoined Bn, in the field, 31 July 1916. Wounded in action, 14 August 1916 (gun shot wound, left thigh), and admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 16 August 1916; to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 20 August 1916 (reported as 'seriously ill, improving'); to England, 27 August 1916, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 28 August 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Southampton on board HS 'Karoola', 16 October 1916; discharged, Perth, 14 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Father's surname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as McCRACKEN. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCRACKAN Theodore James |