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Archibald Reginald CRAIG

Regimental number3140
Place of birthSydney
SchoolChristian Brothers, Irwin Street, Perth, Western Australia
Other trainingNil
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationChauffeur
Address85A Forrest Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinWife, Mrs Myrtle Elizabeth Craig, 85A Forrest Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Enlistment date19 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death26.7
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row C, Grave No. I), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
152
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Husband of Myrtle CRAIG, 70 Porter Street, Parkside, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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