Regimental number | 5999 |
Place of birth | Armoy, County Antrim |
Place of birth | Cromachs, Armoy, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Other training | Nil |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Nurseryman |
Address | Moorooduc Post Office, Moorooduc, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 179 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George Craig, Cromagh, Armoy, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Prahan, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Nil |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Not known |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 72 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Armoy Presbyterian Church, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Parents: George and Jane CRAIG, Cromagh, Armoy, Co. Antrim |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Melbourne, 1 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 December 1916. Wounded in action, 11 April 1917 (gun shot wound, left arm: fractured radius). Transferred to hospital, Eastleigh, England; proceeded overseas to France, 30 August 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 29 October 1917. Wounded in action, 5 April 1918 (remained at duty). Admitted sick to hospital, 16 May 1918; rejoined unit, 26 May 1918. Wounded in action, 8 June 1918; died of wounds, 9 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Robert Thompson, 'Ballymoney Heroes 1914-1918' (self published, 1999), p. 334. NAA B2455 file 3439099 |