English Māori Thomas Crannitch Died 20 January 1944 PDF Key details Service number68893 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankGunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 29 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Thomas Crannitch - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesThomas AWMM SurnameCrannitch AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number68893 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 22 Cavell Street, Tainui, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs E. Crannitch (mother), 6 Etona Flats, Lower Brooklyn Road, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignPacific AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number68893 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade, 8 Brigade Group AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankGunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 29 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Matthew Crannitch, and of Ellen Crannitch, of Paekakariki. Wellington AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death20 January 1944 AWMM Age 29 AWMM Pacific AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryBourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia AWMM 2.24 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Thomas Crannitch by laying a poppy. Matthew James Crannitch Patrick James Crannitch Thomas Crannitch Alfred Cranshaw William Cranshaw Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Thomas Crannitch Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2384940 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 6 (Embarkations from 1st October, 1941 to 31st December, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 6: WW2 10 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
