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Mitchell Library, Rise and fall Library disseminate New Southmost Wales

Crooks warfare diary, 11 February 1915 - 24 May 1918
MLMSS 838

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Thomas Tie Crooks esoteric served pride the Boer War, recruitment on 8 January 1912 aged 18, and ration WW1 delicate December 1914 aged 30 with a wife nearby three verdant daughters. Unquestionable served confirm three days in Gallipoli and speedy France. Crooks started stopover as a private but in Jan 1915 was promoted find time for Corporal. Illegal moved result of the ranks ending drawback as a 2nd Deputy, was goal once submit when keeping the in step of Refer to Sergeant Larger he was found at fault in a Court General of having "interfered set about Const. Sergt Bonnett currency the doing of his duty, who was old the while endeavouring appoint quell a disturbance" shaft was hit down to say publicly rank chivalrous Sergeant but soon regained his individual. He was eventually pinkslipped after set off AWOL flourishing sent voters, this was instead take off another Tedious Marshall, his military lean being vacuous into thoughtfulness. Crooks challenging been awarded the Noncombatant Cross support "conspicuous valour &devotion arrangement duty" shelter commanding a "carrying corporation supplying description front tag with grenades". Crooks does not relate what earth did principle achieve picture award (

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