Regimental number | 2890 |
Place of birth | Kiewa, Victoria |
School | Milla Milla, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Coolamon, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Bridget Croucher, c/- Mrs J Thompson, 'Thistleton', Hurst Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 45th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Nicholson on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Brother: 814 Pte Harold CROUCHER, 8th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds, 20 June 1915. Another brother, Alick, enlisted but did not embark. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 139 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Joseph and Alice Elizabeth CROUCHER; husband of Bridget CROUCHER, 103 Rose Street, Darlington, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 8 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 January 1917; marched into 12th Training Brigade, Codford, 10 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 March 1917; marched into 4th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 16 March 1917; marched out to unit, 19 March 1917; taken on strength, 45th Bn, 20 March 1917. Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, 4 April 1917; transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 4 April 1917; to Ambulance Train No 23, 4 April 1917; to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 6 April 1917 (gun shot wound, left arm); to 2nd Convalescent Depot, 13 April 1917; discharged, 16 April 1917; marched into Base Details, Rouen, 16 April 1917; marched out to 4th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 17 April 1917; marched in, 18 April 1917; proceeded to join unit, 24 April 1917; rejoined unit, 25 April 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917; admitted to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 11 June 1917 (gun shot wounds, right arm, left thigh, right foot); died of wounds, 3 pm, 13 June 1917; buried, 13 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CROUCHER Neil Renfred
McQuilton, John., Rural Australia and the Great War: From Tarrawingee to Tangambalanga, MUP, 2001 |