CRANDELL, Christopher George
| Service Numbers: | 3788, 3788A |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Majors Creek, New South Wales, Australia, 1 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Toogoolawah, Somerset, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Majors Creek School |
| Occupation: | Horse driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Esk War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Toogoolawah War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3788, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3788, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3788, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3788A, 49th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3788A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
Visit to Menin Gate 10th sept2017
My wife and I visited Ypes an attended a memorial service in honour of the fallen .I was given the honour of reciting the Exhortation and also laying a wreath. Christopher Crandall was my Great Uncle on my maternal side. We visited the western front with Mat McLaughlin tours. We placed a poppy in the wall where Christopher was honoured.
Since returning home we have tried to find out more about his whereabouts when he was killed in action on the 12th Oct 1917.As far as we can tell he was somewhere near Wallemolen spur with the 49th on that day.It is likely that his body is in Tyne cot cemetery in and unmarked grave or still on the battlefield.
Mark Fitzpatrick
Submitted 21 January 2018 by Mark Fitzpatrick
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Christopher George CRANDELL was born in Majors Creek, NSW on 1st December, 1897
His parents were Charles Henry CRANDELL & Agnes Elizabeth COWAN who married in NSW in 1887 (Registered in Braidwood)
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