Robert McCREA

Regimental number27330
Date of birth10 March 1891
Place of birthIreland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm labourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 9"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinBrother, H McCrea, Willowbridge, South Canterbury
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Joseph and Fanny McCrea, Gorticross, Drumshoe, Londonderry, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 25 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 December 1916; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 11 January 1917, and posted to 1st Company.

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound); admitted to 77th Field Ambulance, 8 June 1917; transferred to No 1 South African General Hospital, Abbeville, 10 June 1917; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Cayeux, 23 June 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 13 July 1917; rejoined 2nd Company, 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 10 August 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Report by 2nd Anzac Burial Corps, 17 November 1917: 'Buried Passchendaele D.4.d.20.20+d.9. Central in and about this Region Bellevue.'

Grave subsequently lost.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 20
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10923247