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Alfred Henry CRANSTON

Regimental number2053
Place of birthRockhampton Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBlacksmith
Address253 Dawson Street, West Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Charles Cranston, c/o Mr G Cranston, Canning Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Enlistment date9 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death23 May 1936

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