| Service number | 699 |
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| Ranks Held | Acting Sergeant, Lieutenant, Private |
| Birth Date | 1891-04-03 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Death Date | 1965 |
| Death Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Brunswick |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant |
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Lieutenant Cyril Ednott Crooke
Description
Cyril Ednott Crooke was born at South Yarra, Victoria on 3 April 1891 to parents James and Leura. A graduate of studies in agriculture, he was 24 years old when he enlisted in Melbourne on 20 January 1916. Crooke was assigned to the No. 2 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps and departed Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses on 25 October 1916. In early 1917 Crooke graduated as a pilot and later that year was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant and then lieutenant. Cyril Crooke served as a pilot until returning to Australia on 24 August 1918.
Collection items
Rolls
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Acting Sergeant
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- Australian Flying Corps
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
Timeline
| Date of birth | 03 April 1891 | |
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| Date of enlistment | 20 January 1916 | |
| Date of embarkation | 25 October 1916 | |
| Date returned to Australia | 24 August 1918 | |
| Date of death | 1965 |