| Regimental number | 22314 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Crabb, Maitland Street, Leven, fifeshire, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcement, J Company (Unattached) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Navua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Eliza I A Crabb, of 'Thrum's', Maitland Street, Leven, Fife, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Dunedin, 21 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 4 December 1916, and posted to 10th Company. Found guilty, 29 January 1917, of being absent from parade: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 15 February 1917 (scabies); rejoined Bn, 23 February 1917. Wounded in action, 5 August 1917 (gun shot wound, left hand), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train, 6 August 1917, and admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 7 August 1917; transferred to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 11 August 1917. Admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Rouen, 25 August 1917 (onychia: inflamed connective tissue, heel); discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 27 September 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 8 October 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 19 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21898436 |