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Brigadier John Wilson Crawford DSO, ED (8 July 1899 – 7 March 1943) served in the Australian Army during the Second World War. Prior to the war, he was a solicitor but also served in the Citizen Military Forces. Called up to the army following the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, he commanded 2/17th Battalion during the Siege of Tobruk. From April 1942, he commanded 11th Brigade and York Force. He was killed in an aircraft crash near Cairns on 7 March 1943.

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  • Brigadier John Wilson Crawford DSO, ED (8 July 1899 – 7 March 1943) served in the Australian Army during the Second World War. Prior to the war, he was a solicitor but also served in the Citizen Military Forces. Called up to the army following the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, he commanded 2/17th Battalion during the Siege of Tobruk. From April 1942, he commanded 11th Brigade and York Force. He was killed in an aircraft crash near Cairns on 7 March 1943.
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