George Arthur Crane
ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD
- Document reference: ADM 188/413
- Service Number: 233300
- Date of Birth: 27th November 1888
- Place of Birth: Ipswich
- Occupation prior to enlistment: Mariner
- Date discharged: 29th December 1916
- Cause of discharge: Invalided cerebral haemorrhage
- Battles served in: Jutland
| Ship name | Rating | Battle | From date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent | Boy 2nd Class | 19th January 1905 | 12th September 1905 | |
| St Vincent | Boy 1st Class | 13th September 1905 | 3rd January 1906 | |
| Ganges | Boy 1st Class | 4th January 1906 | 17th May 1906 | |
| Euryalus | Boy 1st Class | 18th May 1906 | 9th September 1906 | |
| Andromeda | Boy 1st Class | 10th September 1906 | 26th November 1906 | |
| Andromeda | Ordinary Seaman | 27th November 1906 | 30th November 1906 | |
| Pembroke I | Ordinary Seaman | 1st December 1906 | 30th January 1907 | |
| Sapphire | Ordinary Seaman | 31st January 1907 | 28th April 1907 | |
| Sapphire | Stoker 2nd class | 29th April 1907 | 26th November 1907 | |
| Sapphire | Stoker 1st class | 27th November 1907 | 8th February 1909 | |
| Pembroke | Stoker 1st class | 9th February 1909 | 10th February 1909 | |
| Thetis | Stoker 1st class | 11th February 1909 | 16th March 1909 | |
| Pembroke II | Stoker 1st class | 17th March 1909 | 30th March 1909 | |
| Blenheim | Stoker 1st class | 31st March 1909 | 12th September 1910 | |
| Pembroke II | Stoker 1st class | 13th September 1910 | 30th September 1910 | |
| Pembroke I | Stoker 1st class | 1st October 1910 | 9th December 1910 | |
| Pembroke II | Stoker 1st class | 10th December 1910 | 18th January 1911 | |
| Vulcan | Stoker 1st class | 19th January 1911 | 13th December 1911 | |
| Vulcan | Acting Leading Stoker | 14th December 1911 | 22nd January 1913 | |
| Pembroke II | Acting Leading Stoker | 23rd January 1913 | 11th June 1913 | |
| Pembroke II | Leading Stoker | 12th June 1913 | 4th July 1913 | |
| Boadicea | Leading Stoker | 5th July 1913 | 26th August 1914 | |
| Boadicea | Jutland | 27th August 1914 | 28th August 1916 | |
| Pembroke II | 29th August 1916 | 29th December 1916 |
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