Arthur William CROFT

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Service Number:	6586
Enlisted:	6 April 1916, Royal Showgrounds, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Commercial traveller
Died:	Died of wounds while Prisoner of War, France, 15 April 1917
Cemetery:	Anneux British Cemetery Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 8,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Hobart Roll of Honour

6 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6586, 4th Infantry Battalion, Royal Showgrounds, Sydney, NSW
30 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6586, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6586, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
15 Apr 1917:	Imprisoned German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Wounded (multiple grenade wounds) and captured during the German assault on the 1st Division positions at Lagnicourt. He died in German hands during his transfer to the main dressing station at Fontaine Notre Dame.

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