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CRANNIS, Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1902 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1916, Orange, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Cumnock, Cabonne, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St. Ita's Convent School Cumnock, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery I F 22, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cumnock Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1902, 54th Infantry Battalion, Orange, NSW | |
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| 23 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1902, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1902, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 1902, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1902 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mary and Frederick CRANNIS of Cumnock, NSW
It was officially reported by the military authorities that Private Roy Crannis was killed in action on June 7th while fighting in France. Deceased, who was about 20 years of age was a son of Private. F. Crannis, and was highly respected in the Cumnock district from which centre he enlisted in January of 1916 and went into action in November of the same year. The deceased's father (Private F. Crannis) who also enlisted is being returned as unfit for further military service, is expected to arrive in Cumnock in a few days.
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