Stanley Combermere CRANE MID

CRANE, Stanley Combermere

    Service Number: 8151
    Enlisted: 19 June 1915, Melbourne
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 5th Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1887
    Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Melbourne C of E Grammar School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Soda Water Manufacturer
    Died: Died of wounds, Belgium, 30 September 1917
    Cemetery: The Huts Cemetery, ​Dickebusch, Belgium
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    Memorials: Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8151, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Melbourne
    22 Nov 1915: Involvement Sergeant, 8151, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
    22 Nov 1915: Embarked Sergeant, 8151, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne
    12 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt
    15 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt
    28 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Battle for Pozières
    1 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , France
    9 Apr 1917: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, For displaying consistent coolness and initiative under fire during operations on the Somme, as Forward Observation Officer making a reconnaissance and laying wires under heavy fire. Also rendered good service near Pozieres
    3 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Bullecourt (Second)
    29 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, SW to right arm & left leg (amputated) at Larch Wood. Evacuated to 3rd Aust Field Ambulance where he died of his wounds on 30 September 1917.
    30 Sep 1917: Involvement Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-09-30

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    Mention in Despatches


    'For displaying consistent coolness and initiative under fire during operations on the Somme, as Forward Observation Officer making a reconnaissance and laying wires under heavy fire. Also rendered good service near Pozieres.'

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