Cranmer Robert Gunner 924435

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Personnel Entry

Gunner Robert Cranmer.
Gunner Robert Cranmer.

Name Cranmer Robert
Army number 924435
Rank Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth
Age
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Served Singapore 1942. Taken Prisoner by Japanese forces. Recovered from Japanese PoW Camp. Repatriated to the UK.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Gunner.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.
Died/Killed in action
Home address Lived at Zion Street, Sunderland.
Source table



Article from the Newcastle Chronicle.
Picture from The Sunderland Echo.




Credit is due to the British Newspaper Archive for the images included on this Page - researched by James Pasby.