James Oswald (Jim) CRAN

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CRAN, James Oswald

Service Number:	Q106001
Enlisted:	15 May 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 16 May 1910
Home Town:	Tinana, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Tinana State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 1 September 1985, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Maryborough Crematorium, Queensland , Australia
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World War 2 Service

15 May 1941:	Involvement Private, Q106001, FTD 20/12/1941released reserved occupation
15 May 1941:	Enlisted
15 May 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q106001, 47 Infantry Battalion AMF
3 Jun 1942:	Discharged
3 Jun 1942:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q106001, 47 Infantry Battalion AMF

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Private James Oliver Cran (Service No:Q106001) enlisted in the ACMF on 15 May 1941 and served with 47 Infantry Battalion until his Discharge on 4 June 1942.

Born in 1910 in Maryborough QLD, Jim was the second of five children of Disney James Cran (b1884 at Yengarie, QLD) and Rose Beatrice Mortleman (b1888 at Gayndah, Wide Bay, QLD). Disney worked as a Farm Labourer and an Engine Driver in the Biggenden and Mt Shamrock Mines in QLD, and in 1909 was a Farmer (Dairy and Cane) at Tinana when he and Rose married. The couple settled at Bidwill Paddocks in Tinana where they raised their family and Disney later went into partnership with two of his sons.

Jim first worked as a Farm Labourer before becoming a Dairy and Cane Farmer at Bidwell Paddocks in Tinana, QLD. In 1943 in Maryborough QLD, Jim married Bessie Lavinia McLaren (b1914 in Maryborough, QLD) - Bessie was working as a Typist. Jim and Bessie settled at Tinana where Jim was a Farmer before retiring to Maryborough. Jim died in 1985 and Bessie in 2003.

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