CROME H.

Given Names:  Harry

Service Number:  3

Unit:  Army Field Post Office Details (Nov 1915)                                                                

Rank:  Staff Sergeant                                                                                                      

Paybook Number:  205648

Age:  21 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6¼ In                  

Weight:  174 Lbs

Chest:  36-38 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Sallow

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  26/10/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Harry Crome

83 Barkers Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                        

Embarkation Date:  2/11/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  RMS Medina

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Orontes 

Embarked:  24/10/1919                             

Disembarked: 

Unit:  Australian Army Postal Corps                                                                                                

Rank:  Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  29/3/1920                       

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  28718

British War Medal:  24023

Victory Medal:  23888

Other:    OBE, MiD

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1894

Place:  Clifton Hill, Victoria                       

Father:  Harry CROME                            

Mother:  Annie Margaret LAMBIE

MARRIAGE

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Spouse: Annie Beryl EGGLESTON

DEATH

Date or Year: 27/4/1957                          

Place: Parkville, Victoria                          

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Member of the Order of the British Empire gazetted 3/6/1919 for valuable services rendered in connection with the war

Mention in Despatches recommended 8/12/1916 for valuable services rendered

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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