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CRANE, Gordon Maudsley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6033 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sandfly, Tasmania, Australia, 14 November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Strahan, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jeancourt, France, 23 September 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France Plot 96, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Strahan War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6033, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6033, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6033, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Kenny Duus (great nephew), Tasmania – The Great War 1914-1918
Exactly 100 years ago, on 23rd September 1918, my Great-Uncle Private Gordon Maudsley Crane was Killed In Action on the Hindenberg Line near Bellicourt in France while serving with the 12th Battalion for King and country.
Buried in the trench where he died, now no known grave; RIP Gordon Maudsley Crane, you will never be forgotten! — with rsl virtual war memorial.
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