John Thomas Crowley (1866 - aft. 1918)

Born 1866 in Woods Point, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died after 1918 after age 52 in Australia

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Biography

John was born in 1866. He is the son of Michael Crowley and Nora Harkin. ^[1] Marriage He married

Military Service

John enlisted for military service in World War 1 at the age of 44 years and eight months, on Feb 19, 1917. He is described as 5/6 tall, with a dark complexion, black hair and brown eyes. The papers show his name as James and the crossed out and replaced with "John", born at Woods Point in Victoria.

Service Number: 3512

He was initially placed with the 19/22nd RFTS on March 12 1917 at Broadmeadows ranked Private.

Battalion: 9/57th.

Embarkation 21st June, 1917 to Cape Town. In Capetown he missed the boat , and was arrested on August 7 by civil police and spent fourteen days in detention. In November in Capetown he was penalised another seven days for 'drunkenness and creating a disturbance in Simons Town'. He embarked from Capetown on November 29, 1917 for the UK.

He was given an early discharge on August 18, 1918 because of "premature senility and gastritis' and returned to Australia. ^[2]

Research Notes

John states on his military records that his next of kin is his sister "Kate".Catherine (Crowley) Kercher (1880-1941) the military records also refer that he is returned to Australia in August 1918 with dementia. No further information known at this stage.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record: # 5687 / 1866 Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages: Victoria, Australia
   (Name: John Thomas CROWLEY); (Place: WOODS PT, AUSTRALIA); (Mother: Honora LOUGHLAN); (Father: Michael CROWLEY)
2. ↑ National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60864/images/3472763_0001?pId=137709