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CRANWELL, Henry Alfred Geoffrey

Service Number:	23051
Enlisted:	5 April 1939
Last Rank:	Stoker
Last Unit:	HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
Born:	Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 18 November 1920
Home Town:	South Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnie Other Wars Memorial, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Hobart HMAS Sydney II 60th Anniversary of Sinking - Tasmanian Casualties, Mosman Bradleys Head HMAS Sydney Memorial

World War 2 Service

5 Apr 1939:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 23051
3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 23051, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
20 Nov 1941:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, 23051, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2, RAN Operations - 'SW Pacific / Indian Ocean 1941-43', HMAS Sydney was lost in action with the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran off the Western Australian coast.None of the Sydney's complement of 645 men survived.

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