William Crouch ARMSTRONG

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ARMSTRONG, William Crouch

Service Number:	6285
Enlisted:	30 September 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charleville, Queensland, Australia , 1896
Home Town:	Cheepie, Quilpie, Queensland
Schooling:	The Southport School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Selector
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Panel 7
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Charleville All Saints Church Honour Roll, Charleville War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), The Southport School Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

30 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6285, 26th Infantry Battalion
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 6285, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 6285, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John and Phoebe Armstrong

WILLIAM CROUCH ARMSTRONG.
CHARLEVILLE, Wednesday.
Official news that William Crouch Armstrong, years, was killed in action in France. Deceased was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. John Armstrong (Raceview, Charleville), the oldest grazier and butcher in the west. The young man was especially popular with those who knew him. He was for three years in the Q.N. Bank, Charleville. Much sympathy is felt for the parents.

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