John Thornhill CRANE

CRANE, John Thornhill

Service Numbers: 2121, 2121A
Enlisted: 21 May 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 13 March 1893
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Neutral Bay Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Killed in action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 22 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cremorne St Peter's Anglican Church WW1 Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Neutral Bay Superior Public School Honour Roll

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World War 1 Service

21 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2121, 3rd Infantry Battalion
16 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2121, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2121, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
7 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 2121A, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2121A awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-07

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