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CRANE, Arthur Stafford
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 21362, NX34972 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1917, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Dental Details: AIF |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, 7 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shipping Clerk |
| Died: | 8 July 1972, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW East Terrace 2 Wall 13 |
| Memorials: | Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 21362, Reinforcements WW1, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 24 Jun 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 21362, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, SS Port Lydelton, Sydney | |
| 24 Jun 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sapper, 21362, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Lydelton embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Jun 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, NX34972 | |
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| 14 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Major, NX34972, Dental Details: AIF, Millers Point, NSW | |
| 14 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, NX34972 | |
| 9 Feb 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, NX34972 |
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Son of James & Jane Crane
"...21362 Sapper Arthur Stafford Crane, 2 Signals Squadron. Spr Crane, a shipping clerk from Mosman, NSW prior to enlistment, embarked with the 1st to 4th Signals Troops Reinforcements from Sydney on SS Port Lyttleton on 24 June 1918 and returned to Australia on 18 February 1919. He later went on to serve as a Major in the Australian Army Dental Corps during World War 2." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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