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CROUCH, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 639 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Crystal Brook, South Australia, 6 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Crystal Brook, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Breaker |
| Died: | Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia, 14 April 1968, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Penrith General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Anglican Section 1 - Row X - Row 11 |
| Memorials: | Wagga Wagga Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 639, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 639, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 639, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Sydney | |
| 5 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 639, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 15 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Prompted to T/Cpl vice 3381 Col. Lucas A. Missing in action 5/11/16 | |
| 19 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Light Horse Regiment, "Promoted to corporal to complete establishment" | |
| 13 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 639, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Gunshot wound, left thigh | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 639, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Returned to Australia per special leave |
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