Corporal

Maurice James Cranston

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Constance Cranston, of Ayr St., Ohakune, New Zealand. Native of Bristol, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/786
Name:
Maurice James Cranston
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Constance Cranston (mother), 46 Claremont Road, Bishopton, Bristol, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
King's Court Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles, 3 (Auckland) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 November 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
M. 61.
Maurice James Cranston
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