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CRANE, Wilfred John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 431 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, Tas |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Queenstown State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 34, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Queenstown State School WWI Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 431, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pontville, Tas | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 431, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 431, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 431, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 431 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Alfred and Mary Crane; husband of Amelia Jane Pelham (formerly Crane) of 208 Argyle Street, Hobart, Tas. formerly of Queenstown, Tas. Father of Lila Rona Crane
Promoted to Lance Corporal date unknown
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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