| Regimental number | 2278 |
| Place of birth | Corack, Victoria |
| School | Reedy Dam State School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Reedy Dam, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, J McCredden, Reedy Dam, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 13th Light Horse Regiment, 17th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/18/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted April 1915, served some time as U. Pat Broadmeadows, and Seymour and later at the Commonwealth Detention Barracks Bendigo where he was Provost Sgt. left for active service abroad, May 1917.(W.G. McCredden Father) |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Meteren Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 547), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William John and Margaret Ann MCCREDDEN, Reedy Dam, Beulah, Victoria. Native of Corack, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers John McCredden killed in action 31/7/17 Messines, France, Albert Richard mcCredden killed in action, Gallipoli 9/8/15. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
