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The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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| Sergeant John Crow |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: John Crow
Ancestor's date of birth: 17/06/1880
Ancestor's date of death: 1948
Cause of Death: Detail not provided.
Service and Life Before the Boer War: St Joseph's School in Petersham NSW
Service Number: 3589
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Sydney
Unit: 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles
Rank attained in Boer War: SGT, Date Effective: 15/05/1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Detail not available of post Boer War rank.
Murray Page: 125
Contingent: Fifth New South Wales
Ship: Maplemore, Date of Sailing: 17/03/1901
Memorial details: Detail not provided.
Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Orange Free State, Transvaal SA 1901 and SA 1902 clasps.
Personal Characteristics: An extremely polite man who went on to have 2 sons and a daughter. Both sons enlisted in the 2nd AIF.
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided.
Details of service in war: April 1901 - April 1902 in Free State and East Transvaal including Boer breakthrough at Langverwacht (24 February 1902).
Service and life after the Boer War: He reurned to Australia and joined the Navy 12/7/1902. He served on many ships as Paymaster. During WWII he was called to work in the Navy Dept.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Clint Oliver, Penshurst NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grandson
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