Lieutenant Charles Crean
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1886-06-08
Place of birth: Melbourne Victoria Australia
Next of kin: R. E. Cook, 529 Bronson Av., Ottawa, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Traveller
Occupation (normalized): Commercial Traveller
Religion: Roman Catholic
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 7844
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
- Lieutenant (Army).
- Private, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
124871
Service file: B2129-S015
Uploader's Notes:
Served 2 1/2 years in the New Zealand militia
Went to England with the 1st Contingent,
According to the Toronto Globe he: “published a highly attractive bulletin in commemoration of the voyage across the Atlantic.” It contained, among other things, a little poem:
Onward Royal Canadians, marching to the range;
Nothing for your breakfast, this is nothing strange.
Onward Royal Canadians, wash your dirty clothes;
Where the soap is coming from, the Orderly Sergeant knows.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion C Company Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2007-01-17
Last modified: 2007-01-17