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CROSSFIELD, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5821 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Northam, Northam, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Wooroloo Sanitarium, Western Australia, 17 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Wooroloo Cemetery, Western Australia Church of England Section, Grave 114 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Northam Fallen, Yorketown War Memorial, Yorketown and District of Melville Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5821, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 30 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5821, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5821, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle | |
| 26 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5821, 27th Infantry Battalion, At Bullecourt. Gunshot wound to the face | |
| 22 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5821, 27th Infantry Battalion, Wounded 2nd occasion. Gunshot wound to the thigh and invalided to England on 1 October 1917 | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5821, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 5 Military District as medically unfit due to Rheumatism and Bronchinal Catarrh |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Minnie Solly (nee Crossfield) of Yorketown, SA
1 February 1918 - commenced return to Australia for discharge on board HT Balmoral Castle disembarking on 8 March 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal