Regimental number | 2631 |
Place of birth | Mitchell Queensland |
School | State School, Mitchell, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Emu Park, Mitchell, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Mary Gallagher, Emu Park, Mitchell, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 49th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/66/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bray, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Place of burial | Cote 80 French National Cemetery Etinehem (Row B, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 148 |
Medals |
Croix de Guerre Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2632 Pte Horace James CROUCH, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 December 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |