Andrew Charles CRAIG

Regimental number23/715
AddressW E Craig, Puketapu
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, William E Craig, Palmerston South
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
1st Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left New Zealand on board five ships, HMNZT 30 'Maunganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: William Erskine Craig, Palmerston South, Otago
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: /1st NZRB