Cragg, William

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Cragg, Edmund Allen William

Service Service Number Number 1494 2824 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 12th October 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula Belgium

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NAME

Cragg, William

SERVICE NO

2824

UNIT

33rd Battalion

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

29 yrs 5 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Warrington, Lancashire, England

ADDRESS

Mann St Gosford, NSW

OCCUPATION

Carpenter

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

6 Nov 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Show Ground Camp Sydney, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

Sth Lancashire Reg. 4 yrs.

NEXT OF KIN

Wife;- Lily Cragg, Mann St Gosford, NSW

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’6½” Weight -138lbs. Chest 32-35 Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Dark.

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

Sydney, 25 Nov 1916 per “Beltana”

DISEMBARKED

Devonport 29 Jan 1917

NOTES

AWOL Durrington, midnight 7 May 1917 -9.15pm 8 May 1917.

WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

12 Oct 1917 Belgium

BURIED MEDALS

British War Medal-53975, Victory Medal-53175. Memorial Plaque & Scroll336347

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

Silver wrist watch (damaged) & strap, Purse, 7 coins Notebook.

WILL

Yes

CORRESPONDENCE

Wife.

GOSFORD TIMES 8.11.1917.

HONOR LIST ‌ Private William Cragg, another Gosford soldier, was killed in France on 12th October. Prior to enlisting he was employed at the local railway refreshment rooms, and subsequently commence business for himself as a fruiterer and greengrocer. He enlisted about twelve months ago and was sent straight to France. He leaves a widow who up till a few months ago resided in Gosford. ...

GOSFORD TIMES 15.11.1917.

ROLL OF HONOR. CRAGG – In loving memory of my dear husband, Private William Cragg, who was killed in action October 12th, 1917. Inserted by his loving wife Lily Cragg.

GOSFORD TIMES 15.11.1917.

Mrs Cragg, late of Gosford, has been officially advised that her husband, Private William Cragg, was killed in action on 12th October. Mrs Cragg’s present address is 17 Swan St Hamilton.

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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3438452

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3438452

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3438452