Regimental number | 83 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Granville College, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | Errard Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, George Crocker, Sturt Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 24 August 1914; taken on strength 8th Battalion 25 August 1914; Sgt 6 May 1915; mortally wounded 28 July 1915. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Beach Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 2), Anzac, Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (memorial plaque) in St Peter's Anglican Church, Ballarat, Victoria, and on Roll of Honour.. Parents: George and Clara CROCKER, Ballarat, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 368 Sergeant Frederick Eustace CROCKER, 17th Bn, killed in action, 3 May 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |