NUMBER:

Private 3035

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Stony Creek, Victoria

NEXT OF KIN:

His father, George Crole of "Woorayl" of the Post Office Dumbalk. His parents consented to him enlisting

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:

Meeniyan, Victoria 1/9/1915

PHYSICAL DETAILS ON ENLISTMENT:

Age 19 years 7 months 5'11", 11 stone 6 pounds, brown eyes and brown hair.

RELIGION:

Church of England

OCCUPATION:

Farmer

PLACE OF DEATH:

He was killed in action on 20/9/1917 in Belgium

LOCATION OF GRAVE OR MEMORIAL:

He was buried in a cemetery south of Polygon Wood and has his name on the Menin Gate Memorial Ypres

RELATIONSHIP TO THE WOORYAL SHIRE:

He and his family lived in Dumbalk, Victoria

MILITARY/OTHER HISTORY:

He attended Dumbalk East School

He is on the Meeniyan Honour Roll

26/7/15. George Henry Crole, dairy farmer of Dumbalk, gave his consent for his son to join the army. Mrs. Jemima Crole also wrote a consent note.

He was in the Dumbalk rifle club

1/9/15 Enlisted in Meeniyan

20/11/15 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Commonwealth

24/2/16 He transferred to the 8th Battalion in Zeitoun Egypt

11/3/16 He was sick in hospital Serapaum

14/3/16 He has bronchial pneumonia

3/4/16 He joined the Anzac Police Corps in Tel el Kabir

6/6/16 He embarked Alexandria

13/6/16 He disembarked Marseilles

11/1/17 He was in the British Expeditionary Force in the 8th Battalion

20/9/17 He was missing in action. He was declared killed in action on that day by a court of enquiry held in July 1918.

12/6/1928 His mother applied for a pension in Mirboo North

He left his estate to his mother Mrs. Jemina Crole of Dumbalk but his insurance policy money to his father

His effects were a scarf, cameo pendant and chain, table centre, razor, 2 brushes, tin box belt.

Memorial Ypres Menin Gate