Private Frederick Cranston
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1889-08-02
Place of birth: Carwillis County Cavan Ireland
Next of kin: Charles Cranston (father,) Carwillis, Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Asylum Attendant
Occupation (normalized): Nursing Aid
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Zivy Crater, Thelus, 2
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 405232
Highest Rank:
Private
(20th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 20th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: At about 5:30 A.M. on April 9th 1917, just prior to his Battalion leaving the front line trenches to attack Vimy Ridge, he was instantly killed.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
124072
Service file: B2114-S045
Uploader's Notes: Son of Charles and Jane Cranston, of Lisgar, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan, Ireland.
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 20th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2014-07-10