Regimental number | 3025 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Grenfell, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Grenfell, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Johanna Crowe, Bimbi Road, Grenfell, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Previously rejected for service on account of varicose veins. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3025A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front On Application to Enlist Form, 5 January 1916, he stated that both parents were dead; gave sister, Mrs M. Cusack, PO, Grenfell, as next of kin; and stated age to be 21.2 years. On 28 (January 1916), his mother, Mrs Johanna Crowe, wrote to the Chief Instructor, No. 3 Signalling School, Casula: 'I am the Mother of Private H.J. Crow, and I am applying to you for his discharge as he is too young & I do not think he is very strong. My son was 16 years on 1st Nov, 1915. He joined the Carmichael Show without my knowledge. He is altogether too young, so I hope you will get him his discharge. He was discharged 15 April 1916: length of time in camp, 99 days. Embarked from Sydney, 24 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 August 1917; taken on strength, 33rd Bn, 1 September 1917. Wounded in action, 2 October 1917 (shrapnel wound, legs, face and arms); admitted to 142nd Field Ambulance, 2 October 1917; to 14th General Hospital, Wimereux, 2 October 1917; to England, 16 October 1917, and admitted to Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham. Discharged from hospital, 24 November 1917. Commenced return to Australia on Hospital Ship No. 1 'Karoola', for discharge (compound fracture, left tibia), 25 November 1917. Disembarked Melbourne, 10 January 1918, for overland travel to Sydney; discharged, medical unfitness, 17 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Grenfell Cemetery |