Regimental number | 1010 |
Place of birth | Walla Walla, New South Wales |
School | Drake Public School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Meekatharra, Murchison Goldfields, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Father, Samuel McCrossan, Drake, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He volunteered for the Boer War, but was under age and therefore was declined.(Samuel McCrossinFather) |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Mary MCCROSSIN, Drake, New South Wales. Native of Uralla |
Family/military connections | Second cousin Sgt Leslie C. coach was killed in France. Cousin Cpl J Hutton killed in France. |