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Rifleman JAMES CRAN

Service Number: 23/1359
Regiment & Unit/Ship

New Zealand Rifle Brigade

"C" Coy. 1st Bn. 3rd

Date of Death

Died 20 September 1916

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL

VIII. J. 15.

France

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  • Country of Service New Zealand
  • Additional Info Son of William and Jane Cran, of 37, Matsons Rd., Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand. Born at Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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Buried or commemorated at

CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL
Somme France
Number of casualties: 5571
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