Regimental number | 1128 |
Place of birth | Corio Victoria |
School | South Geelong State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | C W Croft, 7 Balliang Street, South Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2179 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 19), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Rivchard and Charlotte CROFT, 95 Hope Street, Geelong, Victoria |