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CROWTHER, Alan Lintern
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX17389 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 6 October 1906 |
| Home Town: | Monto, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Queensland State School System., Australia |
| Occupation: | Self Employed (Truck Driver / Carpenter) |
| Died: | Killed in Action , Laha, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 31 January 1942, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Monto War Memorial, Shire of Monto War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, QX17389 | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 29 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX17389 | |
| 19 Aug 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Part of Gull Force. | |
| 20 Feb 1942: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mari Walker
Alan Lintern CROWTHER enlisted on 29 July 1940 initially seeing service in Australia. In December 1941 he was sent to Ambon with the 2/11th Field Company as part of ‘Gull Force’ to defend the strategic island's harbour and air strip. It is believed that L/Cpl Crowther was killed in action whilst defending the airstrip at Laha on 31 January 1942.
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