Topic: AIF - 4B - 12 LHR
12th LHR, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Ernest James Craggs
Ernest James Craggs's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Ernest James Craggs
Service number: 2373
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 12th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: CRAGGS, Tpr. Ernest James, 2373. 12th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 19. Son of A. H. and S. M. Craggs, of Burwood Rd., Enfield, New South Wales. Native of Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales. D. 62.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Ernest James Craggs from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 2373 |
| Place of birth | Alexandria, New South Wales |
| School | Canterbury and Belmore North Public Schools, New South Wales |
| Religion | Congregational |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Hay, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Albert Henry Craggs, Burwood Road, Enfield, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Cadets |
| Enlistment date | 5 February 1917 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | February 1917 Reinforcements, Imperial Camel Corps |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 11/14/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Morea on 17 February 1917 |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
| Age at death | 19.6 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 62), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: A.H. and S.M. CRAGGS, Burwood Road, Enfield, New South Wales. Native of Alexandria, New South Wales |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Palestine Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of HonourThe Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 12th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Ernest James Craggs
