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CROUCH, John Lewis
Personal Details
Service Number: | 857 |
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Enlisted: | 23 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Cleveland Street, Public School, Sydney,New South Wales |
Occupation: | Electrician |
Died: | Enteric Fever, On board HS Aquitania at Mudros, Greece, 20 October 1915 |
Cemetery: |
East Mudros Military Cemetery Plot 111.Row D, Grave 53 Chaplain A.G. Forbes officiated |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Redfern School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 857, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 857, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 857, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
11 Oct 1915: | Involvement ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Mary Ann Crouch of 111 Elizabeth Street, Redfern, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal