Crane, Hector Phillip

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Allen Crane, Edmund Hector Phillip

Service Service Number Number 1494 2339 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of Wounds 14th March 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula Casualty Clearing Station, The Somme, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Crane, Hector Phillip

SERVICE NO

2339

UNIT

3rd Battalion 7th Rienf./ trans to 55th Btn

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

23yrs 2 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Wyong, NSW

ADDRESS

Wyong, NSW

OCCUPATION

Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

4 May 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Liverpool, NSW

NEXT OF KIN PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Mother;- Eliza Crane, Wyong, NSW Father ;- Philip Crane Height-5’3”. Weight- 139lbs. Chest -33-35 Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

Sydney 14 Jul 1915 per A67 “Orsova”

3yrs 1/ARR Time expired

DISEMBARKED NOTES

Brother of Robert George Crane 2810. 4th Btn

WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

14 Mar 1917- wounded, Bruised & Crushed by Shell Fire which buried him, in Millers Daughter (dug out) The Somme, France 14 Mar 1917 DOW 45th Casualty Clearing Station.

BURIED

Dermancourt Communal Cem. Ext. 2½ mls SSW of Albert.

MEDALS

1914-15 Star-,12948. British War Medal-15553, Victory Medal-15491. Memorial Plaque & Scroll -321895

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

Id Disc, Letters, Photos, Note Wallet, Card, Calendar, Knife.

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

A Richardson.

REMARKS

Served in Gallipoli with 3rd Btn

GOSFORD TIMES 21.3.1918. ROLL OF HONOR CRANE – In loving memory of our dear brother, Private Hector Phillip, died of wounds in France 16th March, 1917. Aged 24years 11 months. He fought for those he loved so dear, That we may all live free; And on the battle field of France, He gave his life for you and me. Inserted by his loving brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Cassy and sister Dorna (sic)

GOSFORD TIMES 27.3.1919. ROLL OF HONOR CRANE – In loving memory of our dear brother, Private Hector P, - died of wounds in France on 16th March, 1917, aged 24 years. He freely offered life and all In answer to his country’s call. Inserted by his loving brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Cassy.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3440729

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