Albert Melancthon CRANWELL

Regimental number12/3965
OccupationClerk
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Cranwell, Orakei Road, Remuera, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Tofua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives 5 March 1916 as the date of embarkation; harbour records indicate 5 March 1916 as the actual date of departure.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitMachine Gun Section, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialAIF Burial Ground (Plot I, Row H, Grave No 19), Flers, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Jessie Cranwell, 28 Orakei Road, Remuera, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 8

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