| Regimental number | 8/3224 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Bannockburn, Otago |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Bannockburn, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Crabbe Snr, Bannockburn, Otago |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Lyttelton on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs J Crabbe, Bannockburn, Otago |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Port Lyttelton, 14 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915. Joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, Reserve Camp, 7 March 1916, and posted to 4th Company. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 9 April 1916. Attached to No 1 Australian Tunnelling Company, in the field, 30 May 1916. Attached to NZ Tunnelling Company, 2 December 1916. Rejoined 2nd Bn, Otago Regiment, 24 April 1917. Detached to Reinforcements Camp, 5 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 19 June 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 51 days (of which 707 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Eighth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 21898470 |