Details

Edward Clifford Howson CROCKFORD

Date of birth	30 May 1891
Place of birth	Port Melbourne, Victoria
School	Albert Park Grammar School, Victoria
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Accountant
Address	183 Beaconsfield Parade, Albert Park, Victoria
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	24
Next of kin	Father, Edward Chas Crockford, 183 Beaconsfield Parade, Albert Park, Victoria
Enlistment date	28 May 1915
Rank on enlistment	2nd Lieutenant
Unit name	58th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/75/3
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll	Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll	58th Battalion
Promotions	2nd Lieutenant Promotion date: 8 November 1915 Lieutenant Promotion date: 15 July 1917
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular	Nil
Fate	Died of wounds 11 August 1918
Place of death or wounding	Harbonnieres, France
Age at death	27
Place of burial	Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. I), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	165
Other details	War service: Western Front Wounded in action (1) 25 September 1917; (2) 5 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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