John Wilson Crawford | |
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Nickname(s) | "Cake Eater" |
Born | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia | 8 July 1899
Died | 7 March 1943 Freshwater Gorge, near Cairns, Australia | (aged 43)
Buried | Cairns war cemetery, Cairns |
Allegiance | Australia |
Service | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1922–1943 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Service number | NX378 |
Commands | York Force (1942–43) 11th Brigade (1942–43) 2/17th Battalion (1940–42) 4th Battalion (1939–40) Sydney University Regiment (1933–37) |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (2) Efficiency Decoration |
Brigadier John Wilson Crawford, DSO, ED (8 July 1899 – 7 March 1943) served in the Australian Army during the Second World War. Prior to the war, he was a solicitor and an officer in the Citizen Military Forces. Called up to the army following the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, he commanded the 2/17th Battalion during the Siege of Tobruk. From April 1942, he commanded the 11th Brigade and York Force. He was killed in an aircraft crash near Cairns on 7 March 1943.