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William Leslie CRAGGS

Regimental number19048
Date of birth25 July 1893
Place of birthEnmore, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Martha Craggs, 3 Milton Terrace, Dawes Point, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 April 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameJune 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 8 November 1918
Discharge date31 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Admitted to hospital, Rouen, 23 May 1918 (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin); blood donor, 6 June 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death4 December 1952
Age at death59

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