James John CROXFORD

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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

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

His parents were John Edward CROXFORD and Adriah Mary PERRY