Cecil Rankin CROWTHER

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Service Number:	2431
Enlisted:	8 June 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 13 September 1883
Home Town:	South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Queensland, Australia, 24 February 1954, aged 70 years
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 8
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board

8 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2431, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2431, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2431, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
13 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2431, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion
8 Aug 1916:	Wounded Battle for Pozières
9 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion
2 Feb 1917:	Wounded 2nd occasion - GSW (leg)
2 Feb 1917:	Imprisoned Grandecourt, France
7 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2431, 15th Infantry Battalion

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Cecil was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Crowther.

In 1921 Cecil married Mary Ann Loosemore.

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