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Villian Robert Alexander CRUSELL

Regimental number6984
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBrush maker
AddressNorth Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, J R Crusell, 23 Barwise Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date30 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 October 1917
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 3A), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
46
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret CRUSEll, Belgrave, Victoria. Native of Melbourne
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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