CRONIN, John Leo
| Service Number: | 55122 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1917, 4 years 48th and 56th Bn |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 22 October 1898 |
| Home Town: | Rutherglen, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Ignatius Roman Catholic School, Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Public servant |
| Died: | Peritonitis shock, following operation, Military Hospital, Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom, 7 April 1919, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Section IV, Row F, Grave 22 Epitaph reads "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Jack, Youngest Son Of M & A Cronin" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rutherglen War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 55122, 8th Infantry Battalion, 4 years 48th and 56th Bn | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 55122, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 55122, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 7 Apr 1919: | Involvement Private, 55122, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 55122 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-04-07 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 7th April…… Private John Leo Cronin was born at Richmond, Victoria on 22nd October, 1898.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 27th August, 1917 as an 18 year old, single, Public Servant (Messenger in Victorian Public Service) from Rutherglen, Victoria.
Private John Leo Cronin entrained from Broadmeadows, Victoria on 3rd June, 1918 & embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on RMS Orontes on 5th June, 1918 with the 5th Victorian Reinforcements & disembarked at Liverpool, England on 11th August, 1918.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 12th August, 1918 Private Cronin was marched in to 14th Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire from Australia. He was allotted to Reinforcements of 60th Battalion from 12th August, 1918, whilst posted with 14th Training Battalion.
He was transferred to Reinforcements of 8th Battalion from 60th Battalion on 2nd October, 1918 & was marched out from Hurdcott, Wiltshire to 1st Training Battalion at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 2nd October, 1918.
Private Cronin proceeded overseas to France via Southampton on 22nd November, 1918 from Sutton Veny. He was marched in to A.I.B.D. (Australian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre on the same day from England. Private Cronin was marched out from A.I.B.D. on 27th November, 1918 & joined his Unit with 8th Battalion on 5th December, 1918.
He reported sick on 1st January, 1919 & was admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance with Influenza. He was transferred to 55th Casualty Clearing Station with Diarrhoea & Debility then transferred on 5th January, 1919 to 5th Casualty Clearing Station. Private Cronin was admitted to 47th Casualty Clearing Station on 5th January, 1919 with Influenza then transferred to Ambulance Train 42 on 6th January, 1919. He was admitted to 10th General Hospital on 28th January, 1919 then embarked for England on Hospital Ship Jan Breydel the same day.
On 29th January, 1919 Private Cronin was admitted to Fulham Military Hospital, London, England on 29th January. 1919 with Nephritis & Debility. The Hospital Admissions form recorded his admission due to Calculus – Right Kidney “R Kidney removed, abscess drained, general peritonitis supervened.”
He was reported to be dangerously & seriously ill at Fulham Military Hospital, London, England on 4th April, 1919.
Private John Leo Cronin died at 6 pm on 7th April, 1919 at Military Hospital, Fulham, London, England. A Post mortem was conducted & the cause of death was from Peritonitis shock, following operation.
He was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England where around 360 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
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