Identity
Person No.
4653
Service No.
SR/598523V
Last Name
First Name
James William
Initials
J W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,733
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received during the advance of "A" Squadron, in the vicinity of Torrito di Siena, Italy. His tank was blown up by a mine or demolition charge, killing Bodington, Harvard and Meyer. Crawford died later from severe burn injuries
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"A" Squadron
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
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Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Armour
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Part of
Pretoria Regiment, formed 1 July 1913 as an Active Citizen Force infantry battalion. Converted to armour 1943 (Italian Campaign, RAC depots in Egypt). Renamed Pretoria Armour Regiment 2019; one of 52 Reserve Force units renamed that year.
Notes
Son of William and Amy Georgina Lilian Crawford, of 9 Luck Street, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Born Mowbray, Cape Town. A timberman. He was unmarried.
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