CROWHURST, George William
Service Number: | 1849 |
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Enlisted: | 16 February 1916, Petersburg, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Gumbowie, South Australia, 7 May 1895 |
Home Town: | Terowie, Goyder, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 3 December 1917, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sunnybrae School and District Roll of Honour, Terowie Institute Honour Board, Terowie War Memorial, Truro and District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
16 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Petersburg, South Australia | |
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11 Apr 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1849, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' |
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11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1849, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
2 Dec 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1849, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Battle of Messines |
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Private, 5 Platoon, B Company, 5th Pioneer Battalion.
Killed instantly by shell fire near Messines on 2nd December 1917 after returning from a screening patry. Sergeant Morris DCM, the platoon sergeant was also killed by the shell and buried with Crowhurst. Major Smith, a chaplain with the 8th Brigade lead the burial service.