Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Mud Corner Cemetery | II. B. 12. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.127 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 58C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of August Julius Kruger and Ada Maria Kruger, of 54, Alfred St., Valley, Brisbane, Queensland.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 15th Battalion Australian Infantry, A.I.F. |
BEAN 240.1; Amers. with. 263-6, 172: strength before Hamel, 264. 26 n trams with tanks, 266-7; W. k Hughes visits 2 July, 273n. B. of Hamel, 274. 2;s. 280. 283 et et seq 329, cas, 326, after f i S { 347; clisb between Aust. patrols, 440U; BEAN First Bullecourt. 421. 434, 5 0 8 ~ . plans, 175. r88, 189n, preparations. 275-7, a81, 290 et srq., IO Apr. operation, 179-83, battle, 11 Apr., 320. 353. Cam. Murray's reDort. 293-303. 305. 307 et ~ e q . ,3 16-7, 319, 316-7. -316, German c/attacks, 3i3-6; Mcssines. 677-8. Battle of Polygon 329-3.5, 337-8, 339. 347-9; BEAN Mcssines. 677-8. BEAN 15th Battalion (Q?land, Tas.), 89, go, 117, 118, 199, 200, 222, 654, 746; command, 29 May, 206; at Quinn?s, 95-6, 97, 98, 201, 203-5, attacks from, 9-10 May, 99-116, casualties, 102, ~ogn, 106, 14-15 May. 121, 123, 16 Bn. relieves, 126, during Turkish attack of 19 May. 152. 154-5, casualties, 156, 29 May, 206-7, 212-21; strength, 28 May, 205n, 29 Aug., 76m, in Battle of Sari Bair, 590-3, 594, 653, 660-1, 663, casualties, 660-1, 664n; at Hill 60, 21 Aug., 737. |
| Action : The Battle of Messines 1917 and associated actions |
7 June - 11 July 1917. The plan at Messines was to blow up 19 mines in what was the largest man made explosion before Hiroshima, and utterly destroy the German front line along the Messines Ridge. The effect was to "liquify" the ground and create a mini earthquake, which coupled with the largest artillery preparation thus far of over 3 million shells would stun the defenders into submission. The plan largely worked and was initially very successful although the Germans did re-group and opportunities to develop the attack were lost. Casualties in this victory were 25,000.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Esoteric No. 3566 E.C. | Unknown |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
12th August 1915 | 9th March 1916 | 27th May 1916 |
Initiated into Esoteric Lodge, aged 23 when employed in the "Loco Dept., at Brisbane. The annotation against his contribution record shows that he was "Killed in France Aug 1917."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley