| 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. |