John Joseph Crawford SIMS

Regimental number5206
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCleve, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.3
Height5' 7.25"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M J Sims, Cleve via Arno Bay, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 August 1917
Discharge date3 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'New Zealand', 27 August 1917; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Adelaide, 3 November 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 April 1977
Age at death83
Place of burialHappy Valley Cemetery, Port Lincoln, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, SIMS John Joseph Crawford