Soldier profiles

Name : CROUCH, CHARLES BRYANT
Service Number : VX54985 (V83410)
Date of Birth : 01/10/1901
Place of Birth : SEMAPHORE, SA
Known as :
Occupation on Enlistment : SANITARY CONTRACTOR
Date of Enlistment : 06/04/1940
Locality on Enlistment : MILDURA, VIC
Place of Enlistment : WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC
Next of Kin : CROUCH, FLORENCE
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : PRIVATE
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/1 AUSTRALIAN HEADQUARTERS GUARD BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) :
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) :
Theatres of War :
Actions :
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 03/01/1945
Date Died : 23/10/1977
Age at Death : 76
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : NO
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. Camps (details) : N/A
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : N/A
Honours and Gallantry : None for display
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : NO
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 6118069 [DIGITISED]), WW2 Nominal Roll

Background : Husband of Florence Crouch.

Service & personal summary At enlistment : married. Previous military experience in C.M.F as Sergeant V83410. Height 5 feet 6 inches, blue eyes, brown hair, dark complexion. Marks / scars : left chest scar, scar outer right thigh, birthmark lower border right rib, birthmark below left buttock. Full time war service : A.I.F. 06/04/1940 to 03/01/1945 which included 1193 days active service (460 days within Australia & 733 days overseas). Operational service : Middle East area (embarked from Australia 03/09/1941, disembarked in Australia 27/02/1943), New Guinea area (embarked from Australia 03/12/1943, disembarked in Australia 09/06/1944). War badge no. 64575. Discharge certificate no. 152432.

Service record
06/04/1940 Taken on strength Williamstown, Victoria.
15/07/1940 To be temporarily Corporal Balcombe, Mt. Martha, Victoria.
21/09/1940 Transferred to 2/5 Training Battalion Darley Camp, Victoria.
21/09/1940 Taken on strength from Infantry Training Battalion.
23/09/1940 To be Sergeant Darley Camp, Victoria.
01/01/1941 To Camp Dressing Station Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.
06/01/1941 Transferred to 2 Training Battalion Darley Camp, Victoria.
06/01/1941 Taken on strength from 2/5 Training Battalion Darley Camp, Victoria.
07/01/1941 Discharged from Camp Dressing Station Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.
07/04/1941 Granted A.R.L. (leave) from 07/04/1941 to 01/05/1941.
30/04/1941 Rejoined unit from A.R.L. (leave).
26/05/1941 Transferred to Recruit and Training Camp Darley Camp, Victoria.
26/05/1941 Taken on strength from 2 Training Battalion.
27/05/1941 Discharged.

Service record
28/05/1941 Taken on strength Recruit Reception Depot Royal Park, Victoria.
30/05/1941 Granted leave without pay 30/05/1941 to 01/06/1941.
02/06/1941 Rejoined unit from leave without pay.
06/06/1941 Transferred to Engineering Training Depot Puckapunyal, Seymour, Victoria.
07/06/1941 Transferred from Recruit Reception Depot.
23/06/1941 Transferred to Pioneer Wing Engineering Training Depot.
08/07/1941 Posted to 2 Reinforcements 2/2 Pioneer Battalion.
03/09/1941 Embarked Sydney, New South Wales on H.M.T. G.G.
23/09/1941 Disembarked Middle East.
01/11/1941 Marched out to Australian Headquarters Guard Battalion Middle East.
01/11/1941 Taken on strength from Pioneer Training Battalion.
11/12/1941 Transferred to Australian Imperial Forces (Middle East) Security Battalion.
11/12/1941 Taken on strength from Guard Battalion.
13/01/1942 Transferred to Australian Headquarters Guard Battalion Middle East.
13/01/1942 Taken on strength from Australian Imperial Forces Security Battalion.
07/03/1942 Evacuated to 8 Australian General Hospital with Not Yet Determined (N.Y.D.) and transferred to X list.
21/03/1942 Discharged and returned to unit.
21/03/1942 Rejoined unit ex 8 Australian General Hospital and struck off X list.
07/11/1942 Appointed Lance Corporal.
29/01/1943 Embarked for return to Australia per L3.
27/02/1943 Disembarked Sydney, New South Wales.
15/05/1943 Marched out to Queensland Lines of Communication area.
30/05/1943 Marched out to Victoria Lines of Communication area General Details Depot ref compassionate leave.
05/06/1943 Marched out to General Details Depot Sydney, New South Wales for 28 days leave without pay.
08/06/1943 Marched out to General Details Depot Melbourne, Victoria 28 days leave without pay.
10/06/1943 Marched in to Victoria Lines of Communication area General Details Depot ex Queensland Lines of Communication area General Details Depot.
12/06/1943 Granted leave (compassionate) without pay from 12/06/1943 to 10/07/1943 (28 days).
01/07/1943 Qualified proficient and entitled to proficiency pay.
01/07/1943 Appointed paid Lance Corporal.
13/07/1943 Marched out to 2/1 Australian Headquarters Guard Battalion, Queensland.
15/07/1943 Marched in from General Details Depot Caulfield, Victoria for return to unit.
27/07/1943 Rejoins unit from compassionate leave 1 Military District (Queensland).
03/12/1943 Embarked Townsville, Queensland.
07/12/1943 Disembarked Buna, New Guinea.
17/12/1943 Promoted to acting Corporal.
17/12/1943 Relinquished proficiency pay on promotion to acting Corporal.
23/02/1944 Evacuated to 2/11 Australian General Hospital with Not Yet Determined (N.Y.D.) lability.
29/02/1944 Medical classification assessed as "B" by medical board.
06/03/1944 Discharged from 2/11 Australian General Hospital with lability to New Guinea Details Depot.
08/03/1944 Reverted to Private.
08/03/1944 Granted proficiency pay.
13/03/1944 Marched out to New Guinea Force Command Pay Office.
13/03/1944 Marched in from New Guinea Details Depot.
02/06/1944 Embarked Buna, New Guinea on H.M.T. Duntroon.
09/06/1944 Disembarked Townsville, Queensland.
16/08/1944 Transferred out to 1 Australian Corps Accounts Office.
16/08/1944 Transferred in from 1 Australian Corps Command Pay Office.
29/12/1944 Marched in ex 197 Advanced Supply Depot Platoon.
03/01/1945 Discharged.