CRANNITCH, Patrick James
(Service number 7/35)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Temuka | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Matthew CRANNITCH (father), Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, Canterbury | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 August 1968 | Age | 74 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Son of Matthew & Ellen (nee St JOHN) CRANNITCH, Temuka. Brother John died of wounds in 1917, WWI & brother Thomas died of wounds in 1944 in WWII. Left Timaru by train on 19 August 1914. Married Hilda Beatrice.FLYNN in 1924. Patrick was incolved in cycling.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [08 October 2013]; Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch burial records (Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database - online) [28 March 2014] ; Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch - monumental inscription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG Cemetery Records - microfiche) [30 March 2014]; Timaru Herald, 11 March 1913 (Papers Past)
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