James John CROXFORD

CROXFORD, James John

Service Numbers: 7855, 7855A
Enlisted: 19 July 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
Born: Violet Town, Victoria, Australia, 4 October 1894
Home Town: Ripponlea, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: State School, Violet Town, Victoria
Occupation: Bank Clerk
Died: Shellfire, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 8 October 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Euroa War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Violet Town Primary School Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

19 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7855, 1st Australian General Hospital
11 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 7855, 1st Australian General Hospital, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 7855, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
8 Oct 1917: Involvement Private, 7855A, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7855A awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-08
Date unknown: Involvement Private, 7855, 1st Australian General Hospital, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
Date unknown: Embarked Private, 7855, 1st Australian General Hospital

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

James John CROXFORD was born in Violet Town, Victoria in 1894

His parents were John Edward CROXFORD and Adriah Mary PERRY