Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Crane, Phillip Patrick Service Number 7224

Died of Wounds 25th October 1917 Canadian General Hospital, Estaples, France

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NAME Crane, Phillip Patrick

SERVICE NO 7224

UNIT 1st Btn 24

th Rienf.

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 23 yrs 7 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Bowraville, NSW

ADDRESS Ourimbah, NSW

OCCUPATION Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 23 Jan 1917

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Newcastle, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE Nil

NEXT OF KIN Father;- William Crane, Ourimbah, NSW

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’ 11”.Weight- 151lbs. Chest- 34-36½” Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Brown. Diagonal scar R/Shin. Vertical Scar lower shin L/leg

RELIGION

EMBARKED Sydney 10 Feb 1917 per “Osterley”

DISEMBARKED Plymouth 11 Apr 1917

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 13 Oct 1917 GSW Chest

DIED 25 Oct 1917- 7th Canadian General Hospital Estaples France

BURIED Estaples Military Cem. Plot V Gve 413/ changed to Plot 30 Row G. Gve 13

MEDALS British War Medal-56376, Victory Medal-55456. Memorial Plaque & Scroll -336668

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS 2 discs, 2 letters/ Razor, Mitten

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Father.

GOSFORD TIMES 12.12.1918.

IN MEMORIAM The other day Messrs S. Joyce an C.H. McPherson

called on Mr W. Crane, and on behalf of the residents

of Ourimbah presented him with a photo of his Phillip,

who was killed in action in France in 1917. The medal

bears the inscription – “ In Memory of Phillip Crane,

killed in action in France, 1917. Presented to his fa-

ther with profound sympathy from residents of Ourim-

bah.” Mr Crane desires to thank Ourimbah people for

their thoughtful act.

GOSFORD TIMES 12.12.1918.

RETURN THANKS. MR. WILLIAM CRANE, Ourimbah, desires to thank the

residents who were interested in the presentation to thim

of a gold medal and illuminated photo of his beloved son

Phillip, who was killed in action in France in 1917.

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