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MCCROREY, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2693 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Trafalgar, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Shrapnel wounds to the thigh, 1st Casualty Clearing Station, France, 17 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France Plot 11, Row M, Grave 14 Headstone inscription reads: Have mercy on him O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Trafalgar War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2693, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2693, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2693, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 23 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, From the 23rd Battalion | |
| 4 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, Appointed Lance Sergeant the same day | |
| 11 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2693, 58th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds to the thigh | |
| 17 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 2693, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2693 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-09-17 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George McCrorey and Mary Abbey McCrorey nee Berry of Trafalgar, Victoria. Brother of Johanna McCrorey, Thomas McCrorey, George William McCrorey, John Alfred McCrorey and Mary May McCrorey
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal