Thomas Francis CRORKAN

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CRORKAN, Thomas Francis

Service Number:	4402
Enlisted:	29 February 1916, Place of Enlistment Black Boy Hill, Western Australia.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Croydon, Queensland, Australia, 1 May 1891
Home Town:	Pinjarra, Murray, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mill Hand.
Died:	25 July 1950, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Drakesbrook Public Cemetery, Waroona, Western Australia
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Croydon War Memorial, Waroona Drakesbrook Great War Honour Roll, Yarloop War Memorial

World War 1 Service

29 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Place of Enlistment Black Boy Hill, Western Australia.
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4402, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4402, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle
29 Jul 1916:	Imprisoned Battle for Pozières , Interred at Gefangenenlager, Wahn, Germany.

Anzac Hero's

Thomas Francis Crorkan Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces Alexandria Egypt
18/05/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France
9/06/1916- Admitted 26th General Hospital Havre France then transferred 18th General Hospital Camiers France
12/07/1916- Discharged to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France
28/07/1916- Joined 28th Battalion in the field France
29/07/1916- Reported Missing in Action France
29/07/1916- Declared as Prisoner of War – Captured Pozieres France & Held at Gefangenenlager, Wahn, Germany
9/12/1918- Repatriated Prisoner of War arrived England
11/01/1919- To No. 2 Base Depot Weymouth England
4/02/1919- Admitted 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital Bulford England
19/02/1919- Discharged to Convalescent Training Depot Parkhouse England ex Hospital
28/02/1919- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England for Return to Australia
5/03/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Nevasa ”
20/04/1919- Disembarked Fremantle WA
5/06/1919- Discharged from Service ( Termination of Period of Enlistment

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