Military History

Embarked Fremantle per ‘Berrima’ for England 23.12.1916.
Roll Rank Sapper.
Roll Unit 1st Pioneers.
Crew disembarked at Devonport with the 1st Pioneers 16.2.1917. He marched in to Pioneer Training Battalion at Larkhill 18.2.1917. Crew was promoted to Lance Corporal at the No. 4 Camp at Fovant 11.5.1917. He reverted to rank and marched out with Field Engineers 11.6.1917. Crew transferred to the Engineers Training Depot 11.6.1917 and proceeded overseas to France 25.8.1917. He was admitted to Boulogne Hospital sick with Trench Fever and transferred back to England. Crew was admitted to Liverpool Hospital 3.11.1917, transferred to Dartford Hospital with Scabies then to HQ at Hurdcott (Reported West Australian Newspaper 8.1.1918) He was sent to a Course of Instruction at Woolwich 1.7.1918 and promoted to Temporary Sergeant Transport 6.2.1919 for the return trip to Australia.
Embarked England for Australia per ‘Lancashire’ 15.2.1919.
Returned/Disembarked 21.3.1919.
Discharged 24.4.1919.
Final Rank Sapper 12th Field Company Australian Field Engineers.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes His brother Walter Crew also served in WW (SN 3357)
Photo Sunday Times 24.12.1911 p13,
            10th Field Artillery Bde. 4th Division, passing through park of Chateau de Hooges Oct.1917. Photographer Hurley J.F., image courtesy AWM  E01220
            HMAS 'Berrima' under construction 1913. Unsourced image Wikipedia
            Australian soldiers training in fitness at Larkhill. Photographer unknown, photograph source  H00450
            3rd Auxilliary Hospital Dartford. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM C05043

Information Source
AWM E01220. 10th Field Artillery Bde. 4th Division, passing through park of Chateau de Hooges Oct.1917. Photographer Hurley J.F., photoraph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/E01220/
AWM H00450. Australian soldiers training in fitness at Larkhill. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial 
AWM C05043. 3rd Auxilliary Hospital Dartford. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Guildford Primary School Honour Roll
Guildford Volunteer Fire Brigade Australian War Memorial Embarkation Roll- Walter Joseph Crew
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455, Crew W J
St Matthew’s Honour Roll
Sunday Times
Wesley Chapel Honour Roll
West Australian Newspaper
Wikipedia. HMAS 'Berrima' under construction 1913. unsourced image Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Berrima
Wise, H. and Co. Western Australian Post Office Directories.SLWA

Crawford Road, Maylands, WA (Postal Address- Wife c/- Mrs J Crew)
24 Waylen St, East Guildford, WA (Mother)
(Removed 51 Terrace rd)

 

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