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Lieutenant WILLIAM WEIR CRANSTON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Engineers

173rd Tunnelling Coy.

Date of Death

Died 18 December 1917

Age 34 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CANADA FARM CEMETERY

III. F. 39.

Belgium

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of David and Marion Cranston, of 16, Belmont Drive, Giffnock, Glasgow.
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Buried or commemorated at

CANADA FARM CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 907
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