Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Cranwell A Pte 2293 Allan Alfred 24 Inf Bn 28 Labourer Single C of E
Address: Essendon (NOK)
Next of Kin: Cranwell, William, father, 17 Combermere St, Essendon
Enlisted: 20 May 1916
Embarked: A30 Borda 17 Oct 1916 (Sydney)
Date of Death: 12/10/1917 Private 34th Infantry Bn
- YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
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Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau Correspondence
34th AIF Cranwell Pte AA 2293
M Oct 12/17
"I was with the Battn at Passchendaele on Oct 12th/17 when we made an attack. After the attack several of the boys reported that Cranwell was shot through the hip by a sniper and had been seen lying in a serious condition".
Eyewitness: No. Talk of Batt.
Description: 35/26 cleanshaven, about 6' Australian, slight build, trained with the Informant at Armidale & Rutherfod Camp, NS Wales.
Informant Pte D Stewart 2663
34th AIF C Coy 10 Pltn
1st Southern General Hospital
Birmingham
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1041257--1-.PDF
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