Albert Edward CRANER

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CRANER, Albert Edward

Service Number:	584
Enlisted:	5 February 1915, An original of C Company
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fillongley, Warwickshire, England, 6 May 1891
Home Town:	Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales
Schooling:	Fillongley Church of England School, Warwickshire, England
Occupation:	Boundary Rider (Attestation)
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot XVIII, Row B, Grave No. 16)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

5 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 584, 22nd Infantry Battalion, An original of C Company
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 584, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 584, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 584, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 584 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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Biography contributed by Ian Shuter

Alfred was born 6th May 1891 in Fillongley and was baptised on 28 Jun 1891 at Fillongley St. Mary & All Saints.

He was the son of William and Mary Ann Craner of Fillongley.

In 1901 he was at school (Fillongley Church of England)

By 1911 he had moved to White House Farm, Weddington where he lived as a boarder and worked as Stockman.

On 15 August 1913 he emigrated to Australia via Freemantle aboard SS Omrah (Orient Line) and stated he was employed as a Butcher, his arrival record not found.

On his Army Attestation form he stated that he was employed as a Boundary Rider.

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