Regimental number | 759 |
Place of birth | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | c/- Thomas Crozier, Culcairn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Crozier, Culcairn, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Amman |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Basra Memorial, Iraq |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Moora South School Roll of Honor.~Parents: Thomas and Hannah CROZIER, Culcairn, New South Wales. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 930 Pte Richard Walter CROZIER, 6th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 4 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 2 October 1915; sick to hospital, 1 December 1915 (jaundice); admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 5 December 1915; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 10 December 1915; to Overseas Base, Cairo, 28 December 1915; proceeded to rejoin unit, 30 December 1915. Marched out to Serapeum, 23 February 1916. Injured whilst on Military duty when kicked by horse, 19 February 1917 (inflammation of connective tissues, leg); admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 26 February 1917; discharged, 30 March 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 31 March 1917. Transferred to 6th Light Horse Regiment, Moascar, 1 July 1917; rejoined unit, 2 July 1917. Reported missing, 28 March 1918. Subsequently reported died of wounds while prisoner of war in Turkey, 29 March 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CROZIER Sydney James |