Regimental number | 418 |
Place of birth | Chipping Warden, Wiltshire, England |
Other training | King Royal Rifles |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | 37 Hamburg Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Brother, John Crosby, 37 Hamburg Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 2), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 46 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Sarah CROSBY. Native of England |
Family/military connections | Brother: 417 Pte Alfred CROSBYT, 6th Bn, returned to Australia, 24 August 1918. |