CRONIN, Daniel Francis
| Service Number: | 3382 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 13 January 1876 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St Mary's Boys School, Geelong |
| Occupation: | Hotel Licencee, Glen Clyde Hotel |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 August 1916, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot 23, Row E Graves 2,3, &4 Exhumed from 57dR 34 C.1.2. , Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3382, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3382, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Hobart | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 3382, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3382 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-25 |
Corporal Daniel Francis Cronin
From François Berthout
Today I humbly pay a sincere and respectful tribute to Corporal Number 3382 Daniel Francis Cronin who fought in the 26th Australian Infantry Battalion,7th Reinforcement who was killed in action on August 25, 1916 in Pozieres at the age of 40 and who rests in peace in the Serre Road Cemetery number 2.Daniel Francis Cronin was the eldest child of Daniel Arthur and Margaret Cronin (nee Clark). Daniel was born in Geelong Victoria. Daniel attended the St Mary’s Boy’s School in Geelong.Daniel was a bachelor when he married Sarah Lydia Buchanan on 10 March 1900 at 234 Johnston St Fitzroy, Victoria.Sarah and Daniel lived in and around Hobart. Daniel was well known in theatrical circles, working in both, the production and acting side of things.Daniel was also the licensee of the Glen Clyde Hotel in Hamilton between 1906 and 1909. In 1914 Daniel and Sarah, also known as Clara or Claire, lived at 3 Burnett St Hobart, Tasmania.Daniel and Sarah had five children, Ivy Florence Margaret Cronin in 1899, Frances Kathleen Cronin in 1901, Francis George Cronin in 1902, Monica Lydia Cronin in 1911 and a son Gordon.Daniel enrolled with the 7/26th Battalion in Claremont , Tasmania. He embarked on the HMAT A31 Ajana on 13 December 1915. Daniel was promoted to a Corporal and he was Killed in Action 25 August 1916, at Pozieres, Somme, France. Daniel is buried in the Serre Rd Cemetery No 2, Plot XXIII, Row E, Grave No 2/4, France. His memory will pass through time in glorious remembrance of all that he has done to offer us a world in peace.Lest we forget🌺🇦🇺🌺
Submitted 26 August 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography
Daniel Francis Cronin was the eldest child of Daniel Arthur and Margaret Cronin (nee Clark). Daniel was born in Geelong Victoria. Daniel attended the St Mary’s Boy’s School in Geelong.
Daniel was a bachelor when he married Sarah Lydia Buchanan on 10 March 1900 at 234 Johnston St Fitzroy, Victoria.
Sarah and Daniel lived in and around Hobart. Daniel was well known in theatrical circles, working in both, the production and acting side of things.
Daniel was also the licensee of the Glen Clyde Hotel in Hamilton between 1906 and 1909. In 1914 Daniel and Sarah, also known as Clara or Claire, lived at 3 Burnett St Hobart, Tasmania.
Daniel and Sarah had five children, Ivy Florence Margaret Cronin in 1899, Frances Kathleen Cronin in 1901, Francis George Cronin in 1902, Monica Lydia Cronin in 1911 and a son Gordon.
Daniel enrolled with the 7/26th Battalion in Claremont , Tasmania. He embarked on the HMAT A31 Ajana on 13 December 1915. Daniel was promoted to a Corporal and he was Killed in Action 25 August 1916, at Pozieres, Somme, France. Daniel is buried in the Serre Rd Cemetery No 2, Plot XXIII, Row E, Grave No 2/4, France.
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