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CROCKFORD, Alfred William

Personal Details

Service Numbers:	8343, NX8342
Enlisted:	29 January 1940, He must have become frustrated with being an aircraft guard at a training college. In May 1941 he went AWOL (subsequently listed as "deserted"), went to Syney and enlisted in the Army under an assumed name (Johnson?) and served in N.Africa and Pacific theatres. In 1944 he confessed to the Army, changed back to Crockford by Deed Poll, and continued on. Following discharge he faced a prospective desertion charge but the RAAF chose to discharge him as at his AWOL date.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Preston, Victoria, Australia, 2 April 1914
Home Town:	Saint Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Technical school, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Salesman, Carpenter
Died:	illness, Thought to be Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 30 April 1968, aged 54 years
Cemetery:	Keilor Cemetery, Victoria

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29 Jan 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 8343, He must have become frustrated with being an aircraft guard at a training college. In May 1941 he went AWOL (subsequently listed as "deserted"), went to Syney and enlisted in the Army under an assumed name (Johnson?) and served in N.Africa and Pacific theatres. In 1944 he confessed to the Army, changed back to Crockford by Deed Poll, and continued on. Following discharge he faced a prospective desertion charge but the RAAF chose to discharge him as at his AWOL date.
9 May 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX8342, 2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion
26 Sep 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX8342, 2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion

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