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Private John Smith Crombie

Birth
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Death
20 Jan 1941 (aged 34)
Egypt
Burial
As Sallum, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt Add to Map
Plot
Plot 17. Row G. Grave 10.
Memorial ID
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Cenotaph here
~~~Transcript of Military Service, Australian Military Forces, Army, World War Two~~~
Service Number:--- VX17303
Born:---Glasgow, Scotland, 13th November 1906.
Religion:--- Presbyterian.
Civilian Employment:--- Farm Labourer.
Martial Status:--- single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr John Crombie, Bilbarin, Western Australia.
Enlisted:--- 22nd February 1940, Sale, Victoria
Age on enlistment:-- 34 years and 3 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 2nd/7th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF.
Fate:--- Died of illness (Epilepsia)at 12.15 hours,on 20th January 1941, Egypt.
Burial:--- Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Sollum, Egypt
Parents:--- John Wilson Crombie and Jeannie Carson smith married in Scotland.
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour.
Other details:--- Arrived in Western Australia aboard the vessel Belgic in 1913 with his parents and siblings.
Cenotaph here
~~~Transcript of Military Service, Australian Military Forces, Army, World War Two~~~
Service Number:--- VX17303
Born:---Glasgow, Scotland, 13th November 1906.
Religion:--- Presbyterian.
Civilian Employment:--- Farm Labourer.
Martial Status:--- single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr John Crombie, Bilbarin, Western Australia.
Enlisted:--- 22nd February 1940, Sale, Victoria
Age on enlistment:-- 34 years and 3 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 2nd/7th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF.
Fate:--- Died of illness (Epilepsia)at 12.15 hours,on 20th January 1941, Egypt.
Burial:--- Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Sollum, Egypt
Parents:--- John Wilson Crombie and Jeannie Carson smith married in Scotland.
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour.
Other details:--- Arrived in Western Australia aboard the vessel Belgic in 1913 with his parents and siblings.

Inscription

Australian Infantry

Gravesite Details

VX17303



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