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CROOK, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX4849 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8 Division Signals |
| Born: | Hastings, England, 5 May 1908 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer/Compositor Western Australian Newspaper |
| Died: | Died of lllness whilst Prisoner or War, Burma, 4 September 1943, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A9 B 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, WX4849, 8 Division Signals | |
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| 4 Sep 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, WX4849, 8 Division Signals, Died of illness whilst a Prisoner of War. |
Personal Stories
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Son of Leslie (Lazarus) and Martha CROOK nee WOLFF
"AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN...LEST WE FORGET"
Survived by sisters Frances, Mrs Ella Pennyquick and brothers Michael, John and Reginald
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