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CRONIN, John Richard

CRONIN, John Richard

Male 1886 - 1916  (30 years)   Has 14 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name CRONIN, John Richard
    Birth 8 Mar 1886  Nar Nar Goon, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Military Service 1 Apr 1916 
    AIF 2nd Pioneer Battalion 
    • Regimental number 2090
      Place of birth Narnargoon Victoria
      Religion Church of Christ
      Occupation Farmer
      Address Willow Grove via Moe, Victoria
      Marital status Single
      Age at embarkation 30
      Next of kin Mother, Mrs Jane Isabella Cronin, Fumina, Gippsland, Victoria
      Previous military service Enlisted 1 April 1916 - 2 Pioneer Battalion 3rd Reinforcement; died at sea of pneumonia.
      Enlistment date 1 April 1916
      Rank on enlistment Private
      Unit name 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3
      AWM Embarkation Roll number 14/14/4
      Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
      Rank from Nominal Roll Private
      Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Pioneer Battalion
      Fate Died of disease 8 July 1916
      Age at death 30
      Place of burial No known grave
      Commemoration details Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England
      Panel number, Roll of Honour,
      Australian War Memorial 172
    _UID 40D98C0F69B1481888F4CB7BE3F4B22FA861 
    Death 8 Jul 1916 
    Cause: Pneumonia consequent on an attack of Measles 
    • Died at 12:15 PM
    Burial 8 Jul 1916  At Sea Lat S16.48 - Long E6.62 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Buried at 3 PM

      Commemoration details Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England
      Panel number, Roll of Honour,
      Australian War Memorial 172
    Person ID I2866  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2026

    Father CRONIN, Edward,   b. 1856, Darebin, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1934, Mitcham, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Mother FORTUNE, Jane Isabella,   b. Abt 1865, Nar Nar Goon, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1945, Valencia Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Marriage 25 Sep 1883  Fitzroy, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Address:
    Home of the Rev. Mr. Yates 
    • OBJE: RESN none
      OBJE: RESN locked
      CHAN: _WT_USER laurie
    Residence 1890  Fumina South, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    "Bonhill" 
    Residence 1920  Mitcham, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] B.D. & M. (Index) Vic, 4757 / 1883, Sau 0006. (Reliability: 2).
      MARR
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