| Regimental number | 711 |
| Place of birth | Noarlunga, South Australia |
| School | St Peters College, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | Noarlunga, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 120 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Walter Craven, Noarlunga, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Naval Cadet, 1 year; Senior Cadet, 2 years; 78th Infantry, 1 year. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A52 Surada on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Reported missing - no authentic information ever received |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | The Nominal Roll gives the incorrect date of death. It should be 29 August 1915. |
| Place of death or wounding | Hill 60, Gallipoli |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 9), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter and Lily CRAVEN, McLaren Vale, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915. Reported missing, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915; adjutant unable to confirm if killed; Court of Enquiry held at Serapeum, Egypt, 26 April 1916 determined killed in action, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CRAVEN Walter Hiram |
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