Regimental number | 1353 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Paddington New South Wales |
School | Rose Bay Convent (Catholic) |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | 'Iolanthe', Milroy Avenue, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Mrs Norah May Crew, 'Iolanthe', Milroy Avenue, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Royal Australian Garrison Artillery; Served in the Naval Force. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Warrant Officer |
Unit name | 301st (Mechanical Transport), 8th Company, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Park) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/98/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Artillery |
Promotions |
LT (Temporary) Unit: ASC Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 1st ANZAC Amn Park Promotion date:
Unit: 2nd FA Bde |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 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. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | The 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 |