Gordon Llewellyn CROSSMAN

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CROSSMAN, Gordon Llewellyn

Service Number:	80
Enlisted:	21 July 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bowden, South Australia, Australia, 18 October 1893
Home Town:	Bowden, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling:	Brompton Public School, Adelaide University, South Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk, SAR
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Star of Freedom Tent No 4 IOOR WW1 Roll of Honor, Hindmarsh Way Memorial Methodist Church Honour Roll, North Adelaide Baptist Church Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 80, Depot Battalion
22 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 80, 32nd Infantry Battalion
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 80, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 80, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 80 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 19 August 1916

BIOGRAPHICAL PARTICULARS

LATE CORPORAL G. L. CROSSMAN.

News has just been received that Corporal Gordon L. Crossman, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Grossman, of Thirteenth-street, Bowden, has been killed in action in France. He was in his 23rd year, and received, his early education at the Brompton public school. Later he undertook a course of study at the University in connection with accountancy and the diploma of commerce. He was in the midst of this course when he went into camp in July, 1915, leaving with the 32nd Infantry Battalion in November last. After spending several months in Egypt, during which he was promoted to corporal, he went on to France. He was of a very cheery disposition, and had become very popular as a talented elocutionist, being always ready to give his services wherever required. At the time of his enlistment he was in the Controller's office in the Railway Department, having previously been employed with Messrs. Goode, Dur rant & Co. and Messrs. Wiseman Bros.

For many years he had been a member of the Tynte-street (N.A.) Baptist Young Men's Class.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87312445

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