Private 3035

21st Battalion

Stony Creek, Victoria

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

Meeniyan, Victoria 1/9/1915

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

Church of England

Farmer

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

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

He and his family lived in Dumbalk, Victoria


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