| Regimental number | 2711 |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | 22 Fowell Street, Zeehan, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 182 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, S Crane, 22 Fowell Street, Zeehan, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3135 Pte Samuel Tasman CRANE, 56th Bn, killed in action, 15 April 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: deserted from HT 'Wandilla', Fremantle: forfeited 28 days' pay, 9 July 1915; and transferred to 9th reinforcement, 11th Bn; embvarked on board HT 'Anchises', 2 September 1915. Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 21 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 51st Bn, 29 February 1916. Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 27 March 1916, of being absent without leave from 10.30 pm, 25 March 1916: awarded 10 days' confined to camp. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 12 June 1916. Wounded in action, 3 July 1916 (gun shot wound, face and eye), and admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to England, 7 July 1916, and admitted to Edinburgh War Hospital; to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 18 August 1916; discharged on furlough, 23 August 1916, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 3 September 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Barambah', 9 June 1917; disembarked Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart; discharged, 11 July 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
