Difference between revisions of "Cranmer Charles William Gunner 918464"
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|Army number=918464 | |Army number=918464 | ||
|Rank=Gunner | |Rank=Gunner | ||
| − | |Decorations= | + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. |
|Date of birth= | |Date of birth= | ||
|Age=32 | |Age=32 | ||
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died as a PoW. | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Served Singapore 1942. Captured as a Prisoner of War by Japanese forces. Died as a PoW. |
|Company/Battery= | |Company/Battery= | ||
| − | |Task or role= | + | |Task or role=Gunner. |
| − | |Promotions= | + | |Promotions=None known |
| − | |Wounded= | + | |Wounded=Not as far as is known, other than the circumstances which led to his death. |
|Prisoner of War=Yes. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942 | |Prisoner of War=Yes. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942 | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=8/6/1943 | + | |Died/Killed in action=8/6/1943. Buried Grave 7.E.4. Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. |
| − | + | |Home address=Lived at Zion Street, Sunderland. | |
| + | |Image Name=GUNNER_CHARLES_WILLIAM_CRANMER_918464.png | ||
| + | |Image Title=Gunner Charles William Cranmer. | ||
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| + | [[File:NEWCASTLE_CHRONICLE_18TH_MAY_1940.png|600px|left|thumb|Article from the Newcastle Chronicle.]] | ||
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| + | [[File:Sunderland_echo_6th_may_1940_.png|600px|right|thumb|Picture from The Sunderland Echo.]] | ||
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| + | Credit is due to the British Newspaper Archive for the images included on this Page - researched by James Pasby. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:26, 11 September 2025
Personnel Entry
Name Cranmer Charles William
Army number 918464
Rank Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth
Age 32
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Served Singapore 1942. Captured as a Prisoner of War by Japanese forces. Died as a PoW.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Gunner.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None known
Wounded Not as far as is known, other than the circumstances which led to his death.
Prisoner of War Yes. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942
Died/Killed in action 8/6/1943. Buried Grave 7.E.4. Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand.
Home address Lived at Zion Street, Sunderland.
Source table
Credit is due to the British Newspaper Archive for the images included on this Page - researched by James Pasby.
