Regimental number | 31 |
Place of birth | Jesmond, New South Wales |
School | East Maitland High School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Cumarro, Beach Street, Coogee, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Cradick, Cumarro, Beach Street, Coogee, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the School Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Randwick, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Secretary, Bowthorne Co-op Dairy Company, Morpeth, New South Wales |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 32 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth CRADICK |
Family/military connections | Brother: 30 Sergeant Harry Roland Paul CRADICK, 2nd Bn, returned to Australia, 23 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli campaign, 5 April 1915. Promoted Corporal, 8 April 1915. Rejoined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, from hospital, 18 May 1915 (no further details recorded). Promoted 2nd Lieutenant, 21 June 1915. Killed in action, 6 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CRADICK William Rupert |