Samuel Edward CRAKE

Regimental number6485
Place of birthFremantle Western Australia
SchoolCottesloe School, Framantle Boys, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCompositor
AddressMason Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, J A Crake, Mason Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia
Enlistment date11 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 10 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 August 1918
Place of death or woundingChuignolles, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 1), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Louisa CRAKE, Perth Road, Cottesloe, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal