Raymond Henry CRITCHFIELD

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CRITCHFIELD, Raymond Henry

Service Numbers:	1900, 1869
Enlisted:	1 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column
Born:	Nhill, Victoria, 28 January 1895
Home Town:	Payneham, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling:	Norwood Public School
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Died of Illness (pneumonia), Salisbury Barracks Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom, 9 September 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Kensal Green (All Souls) Cemetery All Souls Cemetery, London, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Payneham District Council Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1900, Adelaide, South Australia
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1900, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1900, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
9 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1869, 13th Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1869 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-09-09

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Biography

"THE LATE PRIVATE R. H. CRITCHFIELD.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Critchfield, of Royston Park, were notified on Monday of the death of their son, Private Raymond H. Critchfield, of pneumonia at Salisbury Barracks Hospital, London. He enlisted in September last year. His 21st birthday was spent on board a troopship. Prior to enlisting he was in the employ of Messrs. Wilkinson & Co." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 20 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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