Regimental number | 64556 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sale, Victoria |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Crabtree, Trafalgar, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in Senior Cadets (Area 45A, Trafalgar), and in 13th Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Unit name | 6th General Service Reinforcements, Victoria (Egypt) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Embarked Sydney, 14 September 1918; disembarked Suez, 19 October 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Dongala', 24 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 28 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 9 September 1919. Medal: British War Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted, 2 April 1940; discharged, 16 August 1944, as V83460 Sergeant, 2nd Garrison Bn. |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CRABTREE Edgar Wilfred |