Private Fred Cranton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1894-04-29
Place of birth: NE Margaree Cape Breton Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: John A Cranton (father), NE Margaree, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): soldier 94th Regiment
Occupation (normalized): Other Military Ranks
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 222327
Highest Rank:
Private
(85th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-10-05 to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1566757
LAC ID:
124103
Service file: B2115-S017
Uploader's Notes: Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 85th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-10