
CROSER, Willie Gordon
Service Number: | 2588 |
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Enlisted: | 10 February 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Minlaton, Yorke Peninsula, Australia, 12 December 1887 |
Home Town: | Koolywurtie, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farrier |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Minlaton War Memorial WW1, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
10 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2588, Depot Battalion | |
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2 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2588, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
25 Mar 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2588, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' |
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19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2588, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE W. G. CROSER.
On August 12 Mr. E. Croser, of Koolywurtie, was informed of the death in action of his youngest son, Private W. G. Croser, which occurred on July 17. The deceased soldier was born at Koolywurtie 28 years ago. He left for the front on March 25." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 26 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)