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CROSSINGHAM, William Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2540 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Oxley Island, New South Wales, Australia, 9 February 1885 |
Home Town: | Bellingen, Bellingen, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Pneumonia, United Kingdom, 22 February 1917, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom XI F 3 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South West Rocks Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2540, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2540, 33rd Infantry Battalion, SS Napier, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Prior
A Memorial Tablet was placed under a Norfolk Island Pine in Sturt St, South West Rocks. In 1927 Sturt St was renamed Memorial Avenue and rededicated.