| 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 |
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