CROSSMAN, William John Brown
| Service Number: | 3497 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Buckland Monachorum Chuch School, Devon, England |
| Occupation: | Builder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 27 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery Spec Memorial (Plot I. Row P. Grave No 1B) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3497, 19th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3497, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3497, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3497 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
After leaving school, William began work as a waggoner on the Willcock's farm, Long Ash. Just before the outbreak of war he emigrated to Australia and in October 1915 enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. By early 1916 he was fighting in France. He was killed in action in Belgium 27 October 1917 aged 27.
Births Mar 1890 Crossman William John B Tavistock
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His younger brother also fell-he was Stoker 1st Class George Hedley Crossman Service Number: K/14884 Royal Navy-H.M.S. "Indefatigable." He died, aged 22 on 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. He is officially commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL at Panel 15.
The brothers are honoured on the Crapstone –Buckland Monachorum War Memorial-another Australian is here. [Gunner James Reginald Wilson-he served with the 5th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery]
The memorial is at The Green, Stoke Hill Lane, Crapstone, Devon, PL20 7PE, England.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is one of three Australian soldiers of the Great War honoured on the Buckland Monachorum War Memorial
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