Alan Herman CROCKETT

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Service Number:	854
Enlisted:	29 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Mansfield, Mansfield, Victoria
Schooling:	Grenville College, Ballarat,Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 10 July 1918
Cemetery:	Borre British Cemetery Plot II, Grave No. 16
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coghills Creek State School Honor Roll, Mansfield War Memorial Gates

29 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 854, 38th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 854, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 854, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
12 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, France
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 854, 6th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 854, 6th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
28 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 854, 6th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , GSW to face sustained in the line near Decline Copse (during the Canadian attack). Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 1 December 1917.
15 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 854, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
10 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 854, 6th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Merris
10 Jul 1918:	Involvement Private, 854, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 854 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-10

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