Topic: AIF - 2B - 6 LHR
6th LHR, AIF
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Richard Walters Crozier
Richard Walters Crozier
Service number: 930
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 6th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: CROZIER, Tpr. Richard Walters, 930. 6th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 24. Son of Thomas and Hannah Crozier, of Culcairn, New South Wales. Native of Numurkah, Victoria, Australia. B. 34.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Richard Walters Crozier
A brief military biography of Richard Walters Crozier from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 930 |
| Place of birth | Numurkah, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | P.O., Culcairn, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Crozier, P.O., Culcairn, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 16 January 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 18 January 1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on 22 May 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 34), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Hannah CROZIER, Culcairn, New South Wales. |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 759 Pte Sydney James CROZIER, 6th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds, 29 March 1918. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 2 October 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 25 November 1915 (gun shot wound, neck); admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 25 November 1915; transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, 25 November 1915; to Hospital Ship, 25 November 1915; disembarked Malta, 3 December 1915; admitted to St Elmo Hospital, Malta, 3 December 1915; to Ghajn Tuffieha Camp, 22 December 1915; found guilty, 8 January 1916, of disobeying an order: awarded 7 days Field Punishment No 2; discharged, 26 January 1916; embarked for Egypt, 26 January 1916. Rejoined unit, Maasi, 8 February 1916. Taken on strength, 2nd Reserve Regiment, Maadi, 1 March 1916. Transferred to 6th Light Horse Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, 30 Apirl 1916; rejoined unit, Romani, 13 May 1916. Killed in action, Et Maler, 4 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CROZIER Richard Walter |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 6th LHR, Roll of Honour, Richard Walters Crozier
