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Alfred Cranshaw

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Headstone of Spr Alfred CRANSHAW 38362. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 23S, Plot 19. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Spr Alfred CRANSHAW 38362. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 23S, …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred AWMM
  • Surname
    Cranshaw AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 38362 AWMM
    • WWII NZD2019 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM 102 Maryhill Tee., Dunedin AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. H.R.H. Cranshaw, 102 Maryhill Tce., Dunedin (mother) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.104 Bricklayer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.104
    Dunedin, Otago 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.104
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Naval Service: Hostilities Only Harbour Service Only AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 23S, Plot 19 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21346617
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.104 AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. AWMM
    • Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12 AWMM

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