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CRABB, Norman Archer Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2887A, S40058 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Enlisted in Brisbane and drafted to 6th Reinforcement of 31st Infantry Battalion. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blanchetown, South Australia, 20 November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Wentworth, Wentworth, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia, 30 May 1957, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wentworth Cemetery, New South Wales Row O. Methodist Section. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2887A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Brisbane and drafted to 6th Reinforcement of 31st Infantry Battalion. | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2887A, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2887A, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 16 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2887A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked at Port Said, Egypt, from Ship H.M.T. "Ceramic" 16th May 1916. | |
| 19 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2887A, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, Admitted to Hospital in Abbassia with gastritis, and other unspecified serious debility. | |
| 17 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, AIF Headquarters, Discharged from 3rd Australian General Hospital with debility, transferred to A.I.F HQ Nominal Roll. | |
| 17 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2887A, AIF Headquarters (Egypt), Embarked from Suez, Egypt per Ship "Seang Choon" for return to Australia for discharge with debility. | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2887A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 1st Military District, Brisbane, classified with debility and medically unfit for service in the A.I.F. |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Nov 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, S40058 | |
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| 3 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
| 3 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, S40058 | |
| 19 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 19 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, S40058 |
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Enlisted and served in WWI as Archer Crabb
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