CROXON, Alfred Charles
| Service Number: | 3274 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 140 Chandos Road, Stratford, Essex, England, 23 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Vite Vite, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Boarding School, Colegrave Road |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 19 October 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium IV C 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Derrinallum & District WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3274, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3274, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3274, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 3274, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3274 awm_unit: 45th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kay Bell
Alfred Charles CROXON 3274 45th Battn, 12th Aust Field Artillery.
He was born 23/2/1892 at Stratford, West Ham, Essex, East End London, England.
He immigrated to Australia and between 1914-1915 and is listed as a labourer at Vite Vite, near Derrinallum.
30/7/16 He was detached to the 4th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column instructing.
8/8/16 rejoined unit and was promoted on 23/8/16 to Corporal/ Bombardier .
He went on leave to England 1/10/17 and rejoined the unit on 14/10/17.
Sadly he was killed in action 19/10/17, Reninhelst, Ypres, Belgium. He was 27 yrs and buried at
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 14), Belgium.
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery is located 9.5 Kms south west of Ieper (formerly Ypres) town centre, in the village of Reningelst (formerly Reninghelst).
In addition a welcome home to returned soldiers was held at Vite Vite, Oct 1919 and gold medals were
presented to those who returned. Mrs. C. Williams was the recipient of a handsome gold brooch, of boomerang design, in memory of her son (Frank) who made the supreme sacrifice, and for which she expresses her thanks to the residents of the district. It is also the intention of the committee to purchase a brooch of similar design and forward it to Mrs. Croxon, mother of the late Corporal A. Croxon
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
CROXON.- In loving memory of our dear friend, Cpl. A. C. Croxon, and beloved mate of Jack (O.A.S.), who was killed by a passing aeroplane shell at Passchendaele Ridge, on October 19, 1917.
Greater love hath no man than this,
That he lay down his life for his friends.
—(Inserted by A. J. Walker and family, Vite Vite.)