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CROCKER, Claude
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6056, 6056A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Waikerie Ramco Men Roll of Honor WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6056, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6056, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 6056A, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 6056, 27th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 125 to 127 and 264. Prior to the war he was a fruit grower of Ramco on the River Murray SA. He enlisted 12th May 1916 aged 25 years. He served with the 27th Infantry Battalion, being promoted to the rank of Corporal. He survived the war and departed the UK for home 4th June 1919.
Submitted 27 January 2020 by Maxwell HILL