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CRUTCHETT, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5681 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Plymouth, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5681, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5681, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle |
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William James CRUTCHETT was born in 1882 in Plymouth, England
His fathers name is unknown (deceased by 1917) and his mothers name was Mary Jane
He enlisted on 8th March, 1916 with the 11th Australian Infantry Battalion - service no. 5681
Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on 6th June, 1916 on HMAT Suevic
William was killed in action on 9th April, 1917 in France
No known grave - he is commemorated on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial