Regimental number | 4253 |
Place of birth | Interlaken, Switzerland |
Other Names | Arthur Stanley |
School | Christ Church, St Laurence Church of England, Sydney, New South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 2 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Clifton Street, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 119 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mrs M Krogman, Clifton Street, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mabel May and the late Willy KROGMAN, 3 Clifton Street, East Balmain, New South Wales. Native of Interlaken, Switzerland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to 54th Bn from 1st Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19/20 July 1916. Now, 24 January 1917, reported 'Wounded and Missing, 19/20 July 1916'. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1530903: 'No trace Germany. Cert by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Red Cross file 1530903 |