James Buchanan CRAWFORD

Regimental number35538
Place of birthSandgate Queensland
SchoolBoys Central State School, Brisbane, Queensland
Other training2 years 1 month in Military Cadet Corps, Brisbane, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBank clerk
AddressPalm Avenue, Sandgate, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Crawford, Palm Avenue, Sandgate, Queensland
Enlistment date30 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, May 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 2 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 12 August 1918
Place of death or woundingBayonvillers, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 6), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
11
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Catherine CRAWFORD, Palm Avenue, Sandgate, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal