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Joseph Edward CREW

Regimental number1353
Date of birth1 March 1884
Place of birthPaddington New South Wales
SchoolRose Bay Convent (Catholic)
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSoldier
Address'Iolanthe', Milroy Avenue, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMrs Norah May Crew, 'Iolanthe', Milroy Avenue, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceRoyal Australian Garrison Artillery; Served in the Naval Force.
Enlistment date1 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentWarrant Officer
Unit name301st (Mechanical Transport), 8th Company, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Park)
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/98/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Division Artillery
Promotions

LT (Temporary)


Unit: ASC
Promotion date: 26 August 1915

Lieutenant


Unit: 1st ANZAC Amn Park
Promotion date: 25 August 1916


Unit: 2nd FA Bde

Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 1 October 1914; taken on strength 1 DAP 16 October 1914; 1st Div Arty 10 May 1916; attached VIA MTM Battery 9 May 1916; Ly 25 August 1915; Capt 21 January 1917; 101 How. Battery 29 May 1916; 2 AFA Brigade 5 November 1916.
FateKilled in Action 20 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialThe Huts Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row C, Grave No. 20), Dickebusch, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
11
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Margaret CREW; husband of N.M. CREW, "Uralla", Meriton Street, Gladesville, New South Wales

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