Regimental number | 11283 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dunedin |
Religion | Wesleyan |
Occupation | Moulder |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Reid Crow, 173 King Edward Road, Dunedin |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimoroa on |
Final rank | Lance Sergeant |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jane Reid Crow (formerly Hodgson), 14, Helena Street, Dunedin, and the late Thomas Hodgson |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 9 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 8 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 August 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 8 September 1916, and posted to 10th Company. Wounded in action, 15 September 1916 (gun shot wound, right arm), and admitted to 1/3 Northumbrian Field Ambulance, and transferred to South Midland Division Casualty Clearing Station; to 1st South African General Hospital, 16 September 1916; to No 3 General Hospital, Le Treport, 19 September 1916; to England, 26 September 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 27 September 1916; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 3 October 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 11 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 February 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 30 March 1917. Promoted Corporal, 12 June 1917. Appointed Lance Sergeant, 11 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18048729 |
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