Alexander Charles CRANSTON

CRANSTON, Alexander Charles

    Service Number: 1254
    Enlisted: 12 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
    Born: Eudunda, South Australia, March 1895
    Home Town: Kensington Park, Burnside, South Australia
    Schooling: Norwood Public School
    Occupation: Ironmonger
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eudunda War Memorial, Eudunda and District WW1 Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Norwood Primary School Honour Board
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    World War 1 Service

    12 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1254, Morphettville, South Australia
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1254, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1254, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
    2 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1254, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli

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    Biography contributed by John Edwards

    "...1254 Private Alexander Charles (Alec) Cranston, 16th Battalion, of Eudunda, SA. An ironmonger prior to enlistment, he embarked from Adelaide on HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 22 December 1914. He was killed in action on 2 May 1915 on the Gallipoli peninsula. He was aged 20 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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