John Alexander CRANE

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Service Number:	1809
Enlisted:	13 April 1916, Enlisted at Merredin, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Geraldton, Western Australia
Schooling:	Scotch College, Claremont, Western Australia
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Ploegstaardt, Belgium, France, 4 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Originally buried but lost in future battles, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll, Nungarin War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

13 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1809, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Merredin, WA
9 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1809, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1809, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle

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Son of Charles George and Isabella Crane of Kununoppin, WA later of Bellvue, Millie, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Senior Cadets