John Tamblyn Crago (SN 4162) born in Bendigo, was a 26 year old labourer when he enlisted at Ballarat on July 14th 1915. Assigned to the 15th Field Company Engineers, he embarked aboard the Demosthenes on December 29th, first to Egypt and then to France in June 1916. He avoided battle wounds during his service but was frequently troubled by myalgia and rheumatism. He returned to Australia aboard the Arawa, disembarked at Melbourne on November 17th 1918 and was discharged on January 1st 1919 ‘medically unfit, trench fever’.

Lucas’s Staffs Appreciation of Brave Men, the original Avenue register, records his name as John P. Crago.