Regimental number | 124 |
Place of birth | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | c/o Mrs McGuire, McIlwraith Street, Townsville, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 153 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Crosby, 41 Wilton Road,Garsten, Liverpool, England |
Previous military service | Served for 6 weeks in 2nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Bugler |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | BU |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, 19 May 1915 (gun shot wound, perforating abdomen; laceration glass, penis, right arm, groin and left leg); admitted to Valetta Hospital, Malta, 24 May 1915; transferred to 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, England, 28 June 1916; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield (date not recorded); discharged on furlough, 17 September 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Suevic', 8 October 1915; discharged, Brisbane, 22 March 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 47 |
Place of burial | Botany Crematorium, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CROSBY David |