Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery | II. D. 23. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.120 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 27B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Leather Merchant.
Family :
Son of James and Priscilla Cranstone, of Canonbury, London; husband of Marie Catherine Cranstone, of Stamford Hill, London.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1/Gordon Highlanders |
1st Battalion August 1914 : in Plymouth. Part of 8th Brigade in 3rd Division. 14 August 1914 : landed at Boulogne. 12 September 1914 : left Division and moved to Army Troops, after taking heavy casualties at Le Cateau. Returned 30 September 1914. 19 October 1915 : transferred to 76th Brigade in same Division. |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | West Smithfield No. 1623 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
18th January 1912 | 21st March 1912 | 16th May 1912 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley