Edward Clifford Howson CROCKFORD

CROCKFORD, Edward Clifford Howson

    Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
    Enlisted: 29 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891
    Home Town: Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria
    Schooling: Albert Park Grammar School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Accountant
    Died: Died of wounds, France, 11 August 1918
    Cemetery: Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie
    Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. I
    Memorials: Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    29 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 58th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    1 Aug 1916: Involvement 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
    1 Aug 1916: Embarked 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
    15 Jul 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 58th Infantry Battalion, France
    25 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 58th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, SW to left arm, hip and buttocks. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 10 May 1918.
    8 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 58th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, SW to legs and feet. Evacuated to 61st CCS at Vignacourt, where he died of his wounds on 11 August 1918.
    11 Aug 1918: Involvement Lieutenant, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-08-11

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