CRAMB, William Arthur
Service Number: | 1721 |
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Enlisted: | 23 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Field Ambulance |
Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 10 October 1896 |
Home Town: | Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Taringa State School, Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Clerk University of Queensland |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 August 1916, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 1, University of Queensland WW1 Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1721, 7th Field Ambulance | |
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5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1721, 7th Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1721, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Dougal and Alice CRAMB, Swann Road, Taringa, Queensland
Mr. D. Cramb, Taringa, has been informed by cable that his son, William Arthur Cramb, of the Field Ambulance, is reported as wounded and missing, in France. At the time of enlisting he was employed on the University staff, and would be 29 years of age next month. The eldest son was wounded at Gallipoli, and is at present on duty in Egypt. The third son is in camp.