Regimental number | 231 |
Place of birth | High Camp, Kilmore, Victoria |
School | High Camp State School, Victoria |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | 26 Anderson Street, Yarraville, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 175 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Hannah Mabel Crawford, 22 Richardson Street, Essendon, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Bethunes Mounted Infantry during Boer War as a Sergeant. Mentioned in despatches. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Walker's Ridge,Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Ari Burnu Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 1), Anzac, Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Jane CRAWFORD; husband of H. Mabel CRAWFORD, Collins Street, Traralgon, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Nephews: 318 Pte Charles Cecil MERRITT, 3rd Machine Gun Squadron, died of wounds, 1 November 1917; 319 Pte Frank Leslie MERRITT, 8th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 11 April 1916; 28370 Gunner Roy Vernon MERRITT, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 25 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915. Killed in action, Gallipoli, 23 June 1915 (hit by shell); buried, 23 June 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CRAWFORD David |