. . . . "Crawford, John Wilson"@en . "Cake Eater"@en . "John Wilson Crawford"@en . . . "1899Z"^^ . . "1943Z"^^ . . "11th Brigade" . "1943-03-07Z"^^ . "York Force" . "1899-07-08Z"^^ . . "2/17th Battalion" . "NX378" . "Brigadier John Wilson Crawford DSO, ED (8 July 1899 \u2013 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."@en . . . . "Australian Army officer" .