Regimental number | 178 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Windsor Road, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Traveller |
Address | 373 Boundary Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 1" |
Weight | 110 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Bridget Crawley, 373 Boundary Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Bugler |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bugler |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Age at death | 56 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel-el-Kebir, 4 July 1916 (debility); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 20 July 1916; taken on strength, 3rd Australian General Hospital, 20 July 1916. [no details of service available between 20 July 1916 and 22 December 1916]. Returned to duty from hospital, London, 22 December 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Brighton, 20 February 1917 (mumps); rejoined unit, 5 March 1917. Marched into Australian Army Medical Corps Training Depot, 10 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Ayrshire', 23 May 1917; disembarked Sydney, 19 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit, under height), 22 August 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Botany Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CRAWLEY Ambrose Aloysius |