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George Victor CROSBY

Regimental number1027
Place of birthFranklin Tasmania
SchoolState School, Franklin, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Phillippine Streets (formerly Crosby)
Enlistment date7 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 September 1918
Place of death or woundingRoisel
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialRoisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Edward and Philippine CROSBY, Franklin, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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