James Francis Cranston
(1915-1941)

James Francis Cranston

Born: 21 Jan 1915, Amprior, Ontario, Canada
Died: 31 May 1941, Gimblet Rock, Wales, England aged 26
Buried: Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire, England

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

bullet Birth Notes:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kmckinlay&id=P17166333

And

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2716334

bullet Death Notes:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kmckinlay&id=P868613618

And

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?did=17&pidlist=8946-1624949_7579-28747733&o_iid=39552&o_lid=39552&o_sch=Web+Property&gss=angs&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=28747733&db=ONSDeath93&indiv=1

And

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontario_deaths&h=1624949&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7579
Killed on active duty as a pilot in the R. C. A. F.
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=8946&iid=ONMS944_1-0189&fn=James+Francis&ln=Cranston&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1624949

And

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2716334

bullet Burial Notes:

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2716334

bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• Web Based Info. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kmckinlay&id=P17166333

And

http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/1260320/person/-1889754634

• Military Service. http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/245344/person/6838328552/story/d5e5307e-498e-4900-991e-d1627cd1ccef?src=search

Ottawa Citizen - June 2, 1941 - Arnprior Flier Serving Abroad Believed Dead.

Arnprior - June 1 - (Special).

Mrs. James G. Cranston received a cablegram from military authorities in England today containing the brief but dire message "James Cranston missing, believed killed, writing.".

James Cranston, one of Arnprior's most popular young men, went overseas three months ago, shortly after receiving his wings in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He had trained at Regina and London and when here on his last leave he expressed pleasure that he was proceeding to England to complete his training..

He is the youngest of three sons of Mrs. Cranston and the late Dr. Cranston in uniform; Capt. Fred Cranston is with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, and another brother, Montague (Monty) Cranston, is also in uniform in Canada..

The young airman was born in Arnprior 26 years ago, was educated in the local public and high schools, and at the time of his enlistment was a member of the Bank of Nova Scotia staff at Carleton Place. There are two other brothers, Philip, with the Bell Telephone engineering staff at Montreal, and H.T. Cranston of Arnprior..

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