George Bunting Crilley (1895-1942)
Item
Dublin Core
Type
Title
George Bunting Crilley (1895-1942)
Contributor
Date
1916
Publisher
Wyndham City Libraries
Format
text
Language
eng
World War One Veterans Item Type Metadata
Name
George Bunting Crilley
Birth Date
Birthplace
Service Number
2147
Enlistment Date
Next of Kin
John H. Crilley
Father
Father
Address at time of Enlistment
Kingsville Street,
Footscray
Footscray
Occupation
Marital Status
Single
Death Date
Place of Burial
Springvale Crematorium
Biographical Text
No.2147 George Bunting Crilley
War Service
George Bunting Crilley enlisted on 8 May 1916 and, after initial training, embarked on HMAT Orsova on 1 August 1916 for England. We was an engineer in the 59th Battalion. He disembarked in Plymouth on 14 September 1916. From there he was deployed to France, arriving in Etaples on 16 December 1916.
Over the following year, George was admitted to hospital numerous times due to psoriasis (skin disease) and severe otitis media (middle ear infection).
George returned to Australia on 11 January 1918 and was discharged, medically unfit due to otitis media, on 8 April 1918.
Medals and Entitlements:
War Service
George Bunting Crilley enlisted on 8 May 1916 and, after initial training, embarked on HMAT Orsova on 1 August 1916 for England. We was an engineer in the 59th Battalion. He disembarked in Plymouth on 14 September 1916. From there he was deployed to France, arriving in Etaples on 16 December 1916.
Over the following year, George was admitted to hospital numerous times due to psoriasis (skin disease) and severe otitis media (middle ear infection).
George returned to Australia on 11 January 1918 and was discharged, medically unfit due to otitis media, on 8 April 1918.
Medals and Entitlements:
- British War Medal
- Victory Medal
Bibliography
Ancestry.com
Australian War Memorial
awm.gov.au
National Archives of Australia
naa.gov.au
Trove
trove.nla.gov.au
Medals and Entitlements
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Collection
Citation
“George Bunting Crilley (1895-1942),” Wyndham History, accessed June 9, 2023, https://wyndhamhistory.net.au/items/show/2461.
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