Alan La Touche CRUIKSHANK

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CRUIKSHANK, Alan La Touche

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	7 March 1916, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	New Town, Tasmania, Australia, 8 June 1886
Home Town:	Glenorchy, Glenorchy, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Natural causes, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 13 June 1972, aged 86 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

7 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Claremont, Tasmania
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
3 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 40th Infantry Battalion

Lt Col ALAN LA TOUCHE CRUICKSHANK,

From Sue Guinan

CRUICKSHANK, ALAN LA TOUCHE.

Born 8th June 1886 Hobart the son of James Henry and Mary Cruickshank (nee Wright) married to Constance Terry a 30 year old orchardist from Glenorchy he served with the 40th Battalion attaining the rank of Captain. He returned to Australia 22nd August 1919 and died 13th June 1972. He was cremated at Cornelian Bay Cemetery.

He also served in WW2.

Submitted 8 November 2019 by Evan Evans

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