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Samuel CRUTE

Regimental number12414
Place of birthDoncaster, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoilermaker
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32.7
Height5' 9.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs H A Crute, 6 Stawberry Terrace, Newtown, Retford, Notts, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 6, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1919
Discharge date16 January 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Devon', 8 October 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 24 November 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 16 January 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 August 1959
Place of burialCrystal Brook Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, CRUTE Samuel

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