Robert Thomas James CROUCH

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CROUCH, Robert Thomas James

Service Number:	WX5667
Enlisted:	22 June 1940
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Albany, Western Australia, Australia , 7 August 1912
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Illness, At sea (Bombay), 7 February 1942, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Kirkee War Cemetery, Khadki, Maharashtra, India 3 J 12
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cranbrook War Memorial, Cranbrook War Memorial Wall, Mount Barker & District Honour Roll WW2, Mount Barker (WA) War Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Lance Corporal, WX5667
22 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, WX5667, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion

WW2

The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959. refer to page 109. Robert was born 7th Aug 1912, and prior to the war he was a labourer of Mount Barker WA. He served with the 2nd/16th Inf Bn, rising to the rank of Lance Corporal. The book refers to his death as accidentally killed 7th Feb 1912, where the personal details of this page refers to an illness. Nevertheless, may Robert Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.

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