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William Reginald Ernest CRAIG

Regimental number4704
Place of birthBroken Hill New South Wales
SchoolAll Hallows, Boulder, WA
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrocer
AddressBoulder, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret A Craig, 44 Chaffer Street, Boulder, Western Australia
Enlistment date14 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 March 1917
Place of death or woundingWarlencourt, Somme, France
Age at death24.5
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery ( Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
112
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Margaret CRAIG, 32 Richardson Street, Boulder, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4706 Corporal Frederick CRAIG, 28th Bn, effective abroad, (still overseas).
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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