Frederick William CRAIG DSO, MM

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CRAIG, Frederick William

Service Numbers:	139, Officer
Enlisted:	28 September 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	20 June 1873, place not yet discovered
Home Town:	Chelmer, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Storekeeper
Died:	8 September 1941, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Corinda Sherwood Shire Roll of Honor

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 139, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 139, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
15 Dec 1900:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 139, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier notes returned to Australia aboard Harlech Castle arriving Brisbane 8 Dec 1900, discharged 15 Dec 1900.

World War 1 Service

28 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 15th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Distinguished Service Order

Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173
Date: 7 November 1918

Military Medal

Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109
Date: 15 September 1919

Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Frederick William Craig served in the South African (Boer) War and in WW1. He first served as a Private S.N. 139 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry (Boer War) and he served a second time as Hon. Lieutenant (promoted to Hon Major) in the 15th Battalion AIF during which he was awarded the DSO. (sources National Archives Australia, Boer War Dossier and WW1 Service Records).

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