Major
Robert
Maynard
Cruickshank
Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Ancestors 
Brother of
Patricia Margaret (Cruickshank) Jackson
Husband of
Shirley Helen (Campbell) Wilson
— married
1940 in Victoria, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 27
in Syria
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Mar 2019
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Biography
Robert Maynard Cruickshank was born on 16th June 1913 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He was the only son of Maynard Cruickshank and Nancie Chalmers.
Major Robert Cruickshank was killed in action at Syria during the Second World War.
On 11th November 1939 Robert was commissioned in the Second Australian Imperial Force for military service during the Second World War. He was a Major in the 2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion, 7th Division. [1]
Robert married Shirley Campbell in early 1940 in Victoria, before deploying to the Middle East. [2]
He was killed in action in Syria on 11th June 1941, five days before turning 28 years of age. Robert Maynard Cruickshank's name is located at panel 59 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. He is buried in the Beirut War Cemetery, Beirut, Lebanon. [3] Following the war, Shirley was issued his campaign and service medals: 1939-1945 Star, War Medal 1939-1945 and Australia Service Medal 1939-1945.
Sources
- ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: QX6055 Major Robert Maynard Cruickshank; accessed 12 Mar 2019
- ↑ Victoria Marriage Index #4954/1940
- ↑ Australian War Memorial roll of honour: QX6055 Major Robert Maynard Cruickshank; accessed 12 Mar 2019
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Categories: Hobart, Tasmania | 2nd 31st Infantry Battalion, Australian Army, World War II | 1939-1945 Star | War Medal 1939-1945 | Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 | Beirut War Cemetery, Beirut, Lebanon | Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Killed in Action, Australia, World War II