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{{infobox soldier
| name           = William Moore Crellin
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| image           = [[File:Crellin_William_Moore_photo.jpg|400px]]
 
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| dateofbirth   = c1880
 
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| placeofbirth   = Altham, Victoria
 
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| death           = 7 May 1917, 37 years old
|  image        = [[File:Unknown.png|400px|]]
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| placeofdeath   = Bullecourt, France
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| enlistmentage   = 36 years, 11 months
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| description   = 5'6¼" (1.m) tall; weight 173lbs (kg); fair complexion, grey eyes, fair hair
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| height          = 5'6¼" (1.m)
 
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| weight          = 173lbs
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| complexion      = fair
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| eyes            = grey
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| hair            = fair
 
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| descriptionnote =  
| header1  = Personal Information
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| occupation   = Timber worker
 
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| religion   = Church of England
|  label2  = Date of Birth
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| address   = No 1 Mill Manjimup
data2  = not known
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| relation   = Wife
 
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| nextofkin      = Mrs. Alice Crellin
|  label3  = Place of Birth
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| regnumber   = 5080
data3  = Altham, Victoria
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| enlistmentdate = 9 Feb 1916
 
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| rank           = Lance Corporal
| label4  = Death
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| unit      = 11th Battalion, 16th reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
|  data4  = 7 May 1917
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| embarkationdatefrom = 31 Mar 1916
 
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| embarkationdateto = 24 Apr 1916
|  label5  = Place of Death
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| shipembarked   = [[HMAT A9 Shropshire]]
data5  = Bullecourt, France
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| embarkedshipnote = Fremantle to Egypt
 
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data6  = 36 years, 11 months
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|  label7  = Description
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| dateofreturnfrom =
data7  = 5'6¼" (1.m) tall; weight 173 lbs (kg); fair complexion, grey eyes, fair hair.
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| label8  = Occupation
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|   data8  = timber worker
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| label9  = Religion
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data9  = Church of England
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| fate1           = Killed in Action 7 May 1917
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data10  = No 1 Mill Manjimup
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| label11 = Next of Kin
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| monument1   = [[Jarrahdale Honour Roll]]
|   data11 = Wife  Mrs Alice Crellin
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| monumentnote1  =
 
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| monument2   = [[Villers-Bretonneux Memorial]]
| header12 = Military Information
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| monument3   = [[ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)]]
|  label13 = Reg Number
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data13 = 5080
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label14 = Date of Enlistment
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|  data14 = 9 Feb 1916
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|  data15 = Lance Corporal
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|   data16 = 11th Battalion, 16th reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
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| medal1   = [[British War Medal]]
| label17 = Date of Embarkation
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| medal2          = [[Victory Medal]]
|   data17 = 31 Mar - 24 Apr 1916
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data18 = [[HMAT A9 Shropshire]]
 
 
 
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label20 = Ship Returned On
 
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label21 = Fate
 
|   data21 = Killed in Action 7 May 1917
 
 
 
| label22 = Monument
 
data22 = [[Jarrahdale Honour Roll]]
 
 
 
| label23 = Medals
 
data23 = [[British War Medal]]<br />[[Victory Medal]]
 
 
 
 
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==War Service==
 
==War Service==
After he had completed less than a week's general training, Bill was allocated to the 16th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion, and travelled with them to Egypt where they spent a little more than 1 month training before proceed in to Marseiiles in France from Alexandria.  The journey aboard [[HMT Tunisian]] took from 29 May until 3 Jun 1916.
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After he had completed less than a week's general training, Bill was allocated to the 16th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion, and travelled with them to Egypt aboard [[HMAT A9 Shropshire]] where they spent a little more than 1 month in training before proceeding to Marseiiles in France from Alexandria.  The journey aboard [[HMT Tunisian]] took from 29 May until 3 Jun 1916.
 
 
Arriving in France he proceeded initially ot the 1st Division's Base Depot in Étaples before moving to join his battalion in the field.
 
  
On 29 Jul 1916 he was taken on strength by the 11th Battalion at Berteaucourt as they were recovering form their first stint in the line at Pozieres.  He was allocated to C Company.
 
  
Appointed Lance Corporal on 14 Mar 1917, before being killed in action on 7 May 1917.  On reading the battalion's war diary for the period, it may be that his date of death was late evening on 6 May when a series of German attacks were made on positions held by the 11th Battalion near Noreuil. The war diary reports 7 May to have been a quiet day.
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On arrival in France Bill proceeded initially to the 1st Division's Base Depot in Étaples, before moving to join the [[11th Battalion]] in the field on 29 Jul 1916 at Berteaucourt as the battalion was recovering form its first stint in the line at Pozières.  Bill was allocated to  'C' Company. He obviously showed promise as on 14 Mar 1917 he was appointed Lance Corporal. However on 7 May 1917 he was recorded as Killed in Action, although from reading the battalion's war diary for the period, it may be that his date of death was late evening on 6 May when a series of German attacks were made on positions held by the 11th Battalion near Noreuil. The war diary reports 7 May to have been a quiet day.
  
 
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<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Villers_Bretonneux Memorial.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Villers-Bretonneux Memorial]] </li>
 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Villers_Bretonneux Memorial.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Villers-Bretonneux Memorial]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Crellin_William_Moore.jpg|thumb|none|400px|2015 phot L Reynolds]] </li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Crellin_William_Moore_1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|2015 photo L Reynolds]] </li>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
  
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[[Category:Born WA]]
 
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[[Category:Timber worker]]
 
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[[Category:1917 Deaths]]
 
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[[Category:Serpentine-Jarrahdale]]

Latest revision as of 18:20, 22 August 2021

William Moore Crellin
Crellin William Moore photo.jpg
Personal Information
Date of Birth c1880
Place of Birth Altham, Victoria
Death 7 May 1917, 37 years old
"7 May 1917, 37 years old" contains more than three components required for a date interpretation.
Place of Death Bullecourt, France
Age at Enlistment 36 years, 11 months
Description 5'6¼" (1.m) tall ; 173lbs
78.471 kg
; fair complexion ; grey eyes ; fair hair
Occupation Timber worker
Religion Church of England
Address No 1 Mill Manjimup
Next of Kin Wife , Mrs. Alice Crellin
Military Information
Reg Number 5080
Date of Enlistment 9 Feb 1916
Rank Lance Corporal
Unit/Formation 11th Battalion, 16th reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
Date of Embarkation 31 Mar 1916 ‒ 24 Apr 1916
Ship Embarked On HMAT A9 Shropshire Fremantle to Egypt
Fate Killed in Action 7 May 1917
Monument Jarrahdale Honour Roll
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)
Medals British War Medal
Victory Medal



Pre War

War Service

After he had completed less than a week's general training, Bill was allocated to the 16th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion, and travelled with them to Egypt aboard HMAT A9 Shropshire where they spent a little more than 1 month in training before proceeding to Marseiiles in France from Alexandria. The journey aboard HMT Tunisian took from 29 May until 3 Jun 1916.


On arrival in France Bill proceeded initially to the 1st Division's Base Depot in Étaples, before moving to join the 11th Battalion in the field on 29 Jul 1916 at Berteaucourt as the battalion was recovering form its first stint in the line at Pozières. Bill was allocated to 'C' Company. He obviously showed promise as on 14 Mar 1917 he was appointed Lance Corporal. However on 7 May 1917 he was recorded as Killed in Action, although from reading the battalion's war diary for the period, it may be that his date of death was late evening on 6 May when a series of German attacks were made on positions held by the 11th Battalion near Noreuil. The war diary reports 7 May to have been a quiet day.

  • Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
  • 2015 photo L Reynolds

Notes

Appears on the Jarrahdale Millars' Company board so had previously worked in the Jarrahdale district.


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