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CROWTHER, William Edward Lodewyk Hamilton
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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Enlisted: | 26 March 1915, 2 years 23rd Australian Army Medical Corps |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
Last Unit: | Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 |
Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 9 May 1887 |
Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
Schooling: | MB/BS University of Melbourne 1910, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Medical Practioner |
Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 31 May 1981, aged 94 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Club Honour Roll, University of Tasmania |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, 7th Field Ambulance, 2 years 23rd Australian Army Medical Corps | |
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25 May 1915: | Involvement Captain, 7th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
25 May 1915: | Embarked Captain, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
6 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 8th Field Ambulance | |
21 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 5th Field Ambulance | |
9 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 | |
23 May 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
23 May 1919: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, For great skill and organisation of ambulance services consistently for the Division. Especially for the attack on Mont St Quentin which was under shellfire and trying. One of the smartest and most reliable officers in the AIF. Charles Rosenthal Maj General |
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