Crane, Clifford Gordon

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B.Sc., B.E. : Lieutenant, R.F.C. and R.A.F., B.E.F., France; also 2nd Signal Coy., A.I.F., Gallipoli and France. Enlisting in 4th A.L.H. Signal Troop in January, 1915, and sailing in March, served in Gallipoli till the Evacuation with 2nd Signal Coy. and, crossing to France in March, 1916, was despatch rider till November. Then was sent to R.F.C. Cadet School in England, commissioned second-lieutenant and flying officer, 17th March, 1917, and appointed to 57th Squadron, 9th Wing, in April. Shot down behind German Lines in Belgium 2nd October and reported Missing but was a Prisoner of War. Reaching Holland 10th December, 1918, was repatriated to England on 20th and returned for demobilisation. Promoted acting flight commander, September, 19 17; lieutenant, R.A.F., 1st April, 1918. Early education at Sydney Grammar School.

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1907

Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia 1907
1914

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1914
1915

Enlisted 1 Jan 1915
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Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France ; Gallipoli --, Turkey
1917

Prisoner of War 1917 - 1918 @ Germany [ Germany ]
1921

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1921
1946

Director at Granville -- NSW, Australia 1946
1949

Director at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1949
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Lived at at 6 Water Street : Wahroonga [ NSW Australia ]

Gender

Male

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