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CROSSMAN, Allen Rupert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1522 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wirreanda, South Australia, 23 August 1886 |
| Home Town: | Hawker, Flinders Ranges, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer Labourer |
| Died: | Katanning, Western Australia, 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1522, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 5 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1522, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1522, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Fremantle | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1522, 28th Infantry Battalion, Severe gunshot wound to the arm | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1522, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London, England as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 15 Wade Street, Perth, WA.
Son of Fred Crossmand and Annie Crossman nee Rouse of Hawer, SA. Brother of Archibald Fred Crossman and Eva Annie Crossman
Husband of Emily Kate Crossman formerly Hadley nee Harrison of 52a Date Street, Walworth, England. Allen and Emily were married on the 19 February 1916 in ther Registry Office,Southwark, England. Registrar T.H. Baker officiated. Father of Ruby Annie Crossman
In April 1922 he was residing at Dumbleyung, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal