Regimental number | 6001 |
Place of birth | Hastings, Sussex, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | Point Lonsdale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Rev H Crigan, The Rectory, Murrumburrah, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in Senior Cadets, Compulsory Military Training scheme; discharged medically unfit; subsequently in Exempt Area under CMT scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Geelong, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on St Edmund's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Gunning, New South Wales: 'In memory of the men of this Parish who made the supreme sacrifice of their life in the fight for Truth and Freedom.' [Why is his name here?] |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 15 May 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 28 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 14 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CRIGAN Alexander Henry |