William Henry KRUSHKA

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Service Number:	4632
Enlisted:	1 September 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ringarooma, Tasmania, Australia, June 1879
Home Town:	Ringarooma, Dorset, Tasmania
Schooling:	High School, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 8 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 29), Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

1 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4632, 12th Infantry Battalion
8 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 4632, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 4632, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
21 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion
24 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion
8 Jun 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 4632, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4632 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-08

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