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Charles Leslie Matthew CRANITCH

Regimental number4290
Date of birth1896
Place of birthWoollahra New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
Address112 Grafton Street, Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Cranitch, 112 Grafton Street, Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Company
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, Villers-Bretonneux, 1918; suffered effects of gas.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1953

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