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Campbelltown Soldier WW1
MURRAY JOHN ROSSITER CRABB REGIMENTAL No 6229
Murray John Rossiter Crabb was born in Blanchtown South Australia. He was the second son of John and Jane Elizabeth Crabb of “The Willows” Magill South Australia. He was employed with his younger brother, Norman, as a Market Gardner on their 18 acre block at Norton’s Summit South Australia. After his younger brother enlisted, he also enlisted in the 10th Battalion 20th reinforcement. He sailed from Australia on the HMAT A68 Auchises on 28th August 1916. He was killed in action on 24th April 1918 and is buried at Villers Brettonneux Military Cemetery.
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Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark, SA : 1913 - 1942) Friday 11 May 1917 p 4
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1898055/
https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/140944
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