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CRANSTON, Robert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 408277 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | New Town, Tasmania, Australia, 26 December 1918 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Werribee, Victoria, Australia, Werribee, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 May 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania C. of E. Plot. Sec. FF. Grave 273, Cornelian Bay Public Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 408277 | |
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| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 408277 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Leading Aircraftman Robert John Cranston 408277 / Leading Aircraftman John Albert McKenzie 407904 / Leading Aircraftman Eric Kenneth Gilbert 408281 of Number 1 Service Flying Training School Point Cook were killed when Oxford aircraft AT644 crashed 10 miles north east of Werribee, Victoria
Son of George Berthram Cranston and Violet Alice Cranston of Hobart, Tasmania
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