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John Frank CRESDEE

Regimental number15098
Date of birth10 June 1897
Place of birthLeichhardt, New South Wales
SchoolPetersham Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTelephone mechanic
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 2"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinMary Isles Cresdee, 18 Bishop Street, Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected on account of chest measurement )
Enlistment date1 November 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 October 1917
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Unit nameAustralian Army Service Corps, 1st Anzac Mounted Division, 15th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT Ormonde on 2 March 1918
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll1st A Mounted Division Train
FateReturned to Australia 7 April 1919
Discharge date8 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Karoa', 7 April 1919 (invalided: nasal obstruction); disembarked Sydney, 10 may 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 8 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, CRESDEE John Frank

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