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CROFT, Arthur George
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX200978 |
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Enlisted: | 8 May 1943 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 February 1916 |
Home Town: | Moree, Moree Plains, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Shearer |
Died: | Died Of Wounds, New Guinea, 9 January 1944, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Cemetery/memorial reference: EE. D. 14., |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moree & District Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX200978 | |
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8 May 1943: | Enlisted Private, NX200978, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
8 May 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX200978, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
30 Oct 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX200978, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked at Port Moresby on 4th Nov 1943. | |
9 Jan 1944: | Involvement Private, NX200978, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, DOW | |
9 Jan 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX200978, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, D.O.W. |
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