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Military service
Service number:
129441
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
72nd Bn.
Birth:
February 16, 1896
Aberdeen, Scotland
Enlistment:
September 17, 1916
Vancouver, British Columbia
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Plot 9, Row D, Grave 20
Additional information
Son of Mr. Robert George Cran, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Private Robert Gordon Cran
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer/J. Stephens 2010) -
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery
A panoramic view of the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CRABB TO CROSSLAND Microform Sequence 24; Volume Number 31829_B016733. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 168. Page 199 of 788.
Digital gallery of
Private Robert Gordon Cran
Digital gallery of
Private Robert Gordon Cran
Digital gallery of
Private Robert Gordon Cran
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 222 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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