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CROMBIE, Percy Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX25551 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Anti Tank Batteries / Companies |
| Born: | Kondrook, Victoria, Australia, 19 January 1920 |
| Home Town: | Koondrook, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial, Stanhope Cenotaph, Stanhope Montevideo Maru Story Boards, Stanhope Montevideo Maru Tragedy Commemorative Mural, Stanhope R.S.S.A.I.L.A. WW2 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, VX25551, Anti Tank Batteries / Companies | |
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| 12 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX25551, Anti Tank Batteries / Companies, Caulfield, Vic. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Eliza Jane Crombie, of Stanhope, Victoria.
Percy was the youngest of seven children. Percy moved to Stanhope with his parents when they bought the cafe in Birdwood Avenue and he worked on local dairy farms.
He enlisted in the Army at Barham NSW on June 12 1940 and was attached to the 17th Anti Tank Battery 'C' Troop, which was part of the 2/22nd Battalion.
Today there are still a large number of Percy's relatins living in Stanhope and the local district.
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