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CRANE, William Leslie

Personal Details

Service Numbers:	91, N449119
Enlisted:	18 September 1914, Sydney
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	31st (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 17 August 1893
Home Town:	Jerrys Plains, Singleton, New South Wales
Schooling:	Maitland Boys' High School, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Bank clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 18 May 1967, aged 73 years
Cemetery:	Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) R S W 14 D/177
Memorials:	Maitland High School Roll of Honour, Melbourne Bank of Australasia Roll of Honour WW1, Singleton War Memorial

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World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 91, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Sydney
21 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 91, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 91, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
18 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Light Horse Regiment
3 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Light Horse Regiment
15 Nov 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 91, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HT Port Darwin, Suez, for return to Australia (1914 leave) - disembarking Sydney 26 December 1918.
10 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 91, 6th Light Horse Regiment

World War 2 Service

28 Mar 1942:	Enlisted N449119, 31st (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
28 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, N449119
1 Nov 1944:	Discharged N449119, 31st (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Lieutenant

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• DVA - WW2 Nominal Roll
• NAA - Service Record
• Singleton Argus - Soldier Brothers

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