William Robert Alexander (Bill) CRUSELL

CRUSELL, William Robert Alexander

Service Number: 6984
Enlisted: 30 September 1916, 23rd Reinforcements. Melbourne, Victoria.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Pascoe Vale, Melbourne, Victoria., May 1892
Home Town: North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: State School
Occupation: Brushmaker, John Zevenboom &Co.
Died: Died of wounds, France, Belgium, 29 October 1917
Cemetery: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France
VI. F. 3A., Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Potijze Chateau Lawn Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

30 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6984, 6th Infantry Battalion, 23rd Reinforcements. Melbourne, Victoria.
23 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 6984, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 6984, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
20 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6984, 6th Infantry Battalion, GSW Cont. Head. Rejoined unit in the field 19-10-1917.
26 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6984, 6th Infantry Battalion, GSW Back and Chest. 29-10-1917 DOW, No 14 General Hospital, Wimereux, France.

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William Robert Alexander CRUSELL was born in Pascoe Vale, Victoria in 1892

His parents were Robert CRUSELL & Margaret Ann WYLIE