CRANSWICK, John Stewart
| Service Numbers: | 202, 814 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Brighton, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Motton, Tasmania, Australia, 8 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Stanley, Circular Head, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Launceston High School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 13 January 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot III, Row D, Grave 41 |
| Memorials: | Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Stanley Circular Head War Memorial, Stanley St. Paul's Church CRANSWICK Memorial Window |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 202, 12th Infantry Battalion, Brighton, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 202, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 202, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked 814, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement 814, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jan 1917: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-01-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Stewart CRANSWICK was born in North Motton, Tasmania on 8th October, 1893
His parents were Henry Walter CRANSWICK & Marion Isabel ANDERSON
He enlisted in Brighton, Tasmania on 31st August, 1914 & embarked with the 12th Infantry Battalion - he returned to Australia on 3rd July, 1915 due to Illness
On 22nd May, 1916 he became a Company Sergeant Major with the 40th Infantry Battalion and left Australia once again on 1st July, 1916 on the HMAT Berrima- he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
John was Killed in Action in France on 13th January, 1917 and is buried in the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Plot III, Row D, Grave 41 and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
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His brother Thurston George CRANSWICK (SN 815) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia but died from Illness in hospital in Launceston, Tasmania in 1920
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