Regimental number | 138 |
Place of birth | Northcote Victoria |
School | Tatura Public School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Tatura, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Crossly, Tatura, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Eaucourt-L'Abbaye, Somme, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row J, Grave No. 17), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 28 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Tatura Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Frank (d. 8 November 1910, aged 53; bu. Tatura) and Margaret CROSSLEY (d. 22 October 1921 aged 64; bu. Tatura), Lemon Avenue, Mildura, Victoria. Native of Northcote, Melbourne |
Family/military connections | Brother: 13374 Sapper James John CROSSLEY, 4th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 2 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |