CRUSE, Peter George
| Service Number: | 280 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Gymbowen, Victoria, 1 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Gymbowen, West Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gymbowen Public School |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of Illness (Peritonitis), Malta, 15 August 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Addolorata Cemetery Addolorata Cemetery, Malta |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kowree Shire Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 280, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 280, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 280, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 18 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 280, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 15 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 280, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 280 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-15 |
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"Died on Service. PRIVATE P. G. CRUSE, GYMBOWEN.
The late Private P. G. Cruse was 20½ years old. He was born at Gymbowen. After leaving school he went to Western Australia, and had only come back to Adelaide when the war broke out. He enlisted in the Third Regiment of the South Australian Light Horse, but when so many Australians were killed on the first landing in Gallipoli, volunteers from the Light Horse were called to fill the gap. Cruse was one of the first to volunteer. He saw four months of fighting in the trenches, when he was attacked with peritonitis, which carried him off. He was a fine type of a man for his age, being 6 feet high, and weighing 13 stone. Deep sympathy is felt for his father, who is not in good health." - from the Horsham Times 07 Sep 1915 (nla.gov.au)
"THE LATE PRIVATE P. G. CRUSE.
Another victim of the fighting in the Dardanelles was Private P. G. Cruse, younger son of Mr. Peter Cruse, of Gymbowen, Victoria, and a brother of Mr. L. Cruse, of St. Peters. He went to the front with the First Expeditionary Force as a member of B Company, 3rd Light Horse, leaving the firm of F. W. Bullock and Co. to join the colors. He was 20 years of age, and had been in this State only four months when he enlisted." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 11 Sep 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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