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Donald CRACKNELL

Regimental number2309
Place of birthKayuga New South Wales
SchoolKayuga, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor driver
AddressKyanga, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Donald Cracknell, Kyanga, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 11 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23.6
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialAnzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 6), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
116
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Donald and Susan CRACKNELL, Kayuga, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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