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CROSBY, David William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3283, 3283A |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Tooborac, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Tooborac, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 28 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium Plot X11, Row C, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads: Our noble boy he followed where duty led Mother, Father & Family Commemorated on the Tooborac Roll of Honour, Victoria , The Huts Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tooborac War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3283, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3283, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3283, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, Reallocated a number to 3283A | |
| 14 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, In the field | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Field Artillery Brigades, In the field | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 3283A, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3283A awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David and Nellie Crosby of Tooborac, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal