| Place of birth | Largs Bay South Australia |
| Occupation | Mining engineer |
| Address | Harold Place, Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Creswell, Harold Place, Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 29th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', fourth Supplement, No. 29763 (22 September 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 (14 December 1916). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30480 (16 January 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 72 (2 September 1920). |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 46), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 10 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Rear Admiral Williaim, K.C.M.G., K.B.E. and Adelaide Elizabeth, O.B.E., Largs Bay and of Ferndale, Silvan, Victoria. Native of Largs Bay, South Australia |
| Medals |
Order of the White Eagle - 5th Class (with swords) (Serbia) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2nd Lt Edmund Lindesay Gordon CRESWELL, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 3 July 1917. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
