Sgt
Samuel Richard Crook

Information about birth

Year of birth:
1883
Place of birth:
Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia

Army information

Country:
Australia
Force:
Australian Imperial Force
Rank:
Sergeant
Service number:
11881
Enlistment date:
01/05/1916
Enlistment place:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Units:
 —  9th Australian Field Ambulance  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
13/10/1917
Age:
34

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: 31 stone S

Distinctions and medals 3

Points of interest 2

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place

Sources 2

9th Australian Field Ambulance, ((Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 26/52/7).
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583
Sources used
First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, CROOK S R).
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx
Sources used

More information 5

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1598585
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum)
https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=39cc2034-c972-4a41-b85d-b4f818e9a2ea
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum)
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7406762
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum)
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5022525
The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra)
https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=67697