Michael Crane

Biography

Michael Crane has studied the Gallipoli campaign for over 40 years. He has made many independent trips to the peninsula, using GPS to map trench lines.

Mike’s grandfather and great uncle served in the campaign and his great uncle is buried in Redoubt Cemetery. He is currently writing the history of their unit, the 1/9 Bn the Manchester Regiment, and is a contributor to the Gallipoli Association’s journal, The Gallipolian.

Mike saw active service in the British Army principally with the Parachute Regiment, earning a Mention in Despatches. In an unusual career change, for the last 25 years he has owned and operated an interior design consultancy, much to the amusement of his former comrades.

Books by Michael Crane

Egypt Diary 1914–1915

By Alec Riley, Michael Crane (Editor), Bernard de Broglio (Editor)

A chronicle of the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division’s eight months in Egypt before Gallipoli that reveals ordinary Britons’ experiences in an extraordinary land.

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Gallipoli Diary 1915

By Alec Riley, Michael Crane (Editor), Bernard de Broglio (Editor)

An authentic Gallipoli account, based on 1915 battlefield notes, supplemented by expert commentary and context.

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Netley Diary 1915–1916

By Alec Riley, Michael Crane (Editor), Bernard de Broglio (Editor)

Life in a great military hospital. “I was after all the experiences I could collect, and wanted to know what a great military hospital was like … I had to go to one, and decided on the grand style of doing it.”

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Lost Endeavour

By Charles Watkins, Michael Crane (Editor), Bernard de Broglio (Editor)

The Gallipoli Campaign is not short of operational histories, but few accounts get into the mind of the private soldier so successfully.

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