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• Frederick William Crane

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Born: 1 August 1887

Died: 5 January 1964

Served at Gallipoli.

All photos (2)

Service number

• Service number 5

Rank

• Held rank of Sergeant

Birth record

• 1 August 1887 in Eagleton, NSW, Australia

Death record

• 5 January 1964 in Vaucluse, NSW, Australia

Address

• 2 Spencer Road, Mosman, NSW, Australia

Relationships

• Father - James Crane
• Mother - Jane Rees
• Wife - Christina Evelyn Wyld
• Brother - Arthur Stafford Crane
• Brother - Percy Raymond Crane
• Brother - Walter James Crane

Organisation

• 15th Battalion, AIF

Main sources

• Crane Frederick William : SERN Sergeant 5 : POB Eagleton NSW : POE Enoggera QLD : NOK F Crane James (webpage)
• First World War Embarkation Rolls: Frederick William Crane (webpage)
• Informal portrait of four brothers with their mother Jane Crane. Left to right; 5 Sergeant Drummer (Sgt) Frederick William Crane, 15th Battalion; 21362 Sapper (Spr) Arthur Stafford Crane 2 Signals Squadron; George Crane; 434 Private (Pte) Percy Raymond Crane 17th Machine Gun Company. (webpage)
• The Roll of Honour. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES. QUEENSLAND. ILL. (newspaper article)
• Returning Soldiers. List of Queenslanders. (newspaper article)
• Frederick William Crane (photograph)
• CRANE--WYLD (newspaper article)
• Frederick William Crane (photograph)

Commemorations

• Crane, F W on the St Clement's World War 1 Roll of Honour