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Albert CROTHERS

Regimental number2876
Place of birthKyabram Victoria
SchoolKalgoorlie and Perth Public Schools, Western Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
AddressGregory Street, Geraldton, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, J Crothers, Gregory Street, Geraldton, Western Australia
Enlistment date26 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1916
Place of death or woundingMouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialRegina Trench Cemetery (Plot VII, Row N, Grave No. 18), Grandcourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
79
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Sarah CROTHERS, Gerladton, Western Australia. Native of Kyabram, Victoria

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