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Orders of William Cranston, 1918

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SubjectCranston, William
TitleOrders of William Cranston, 1918
NotesOrders issued by Maj Gen C J Deverell, officer commanding 3rd Division and received by Col Cranston, September 1918.

Editor's Comment:
'This paper is to be destroyed before ZERO hour and is on no account to be carried on the person of any officer or man taking part in the attack'. Probably issued on the commencement of the final assault on the Hindenburg Line.

Second Lieutenant (acting Lieutenant Colonel) William James Cranston DSO, Royal Scots Fusiliers and Staff, served additionally in the North Staffordshire Regiment and commanded the 13th Bn. King's Liverpool Regiment and 3rd Bn. Machine Gun Corps.
Item DateSeptember 1918
Creation placeFrance
File typeImage
Item sourceLeaf
Item mediumPaper
ContentOfficial document
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_3368_Order1918.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NamePeter Shipley
Contributed on the behalf ofMrs Fiona Shipley
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4800