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John McCRACKEN

Regimental number3355
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBurnley, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinWife, Mrs M T M Cracken, 22 Rooney Street, Burnley, Victoria
Enlistment date27 September 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 3 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block R, Plot III, Row M, Grave No. 4), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Kate MCCRACKEN; husband of Mary MCCRACKEN, 22 Rooney Street, Burnley, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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