Edward James CRAPPER

Regimental number12103
OccupationCoachbuilder
Next of kinMother, Mrs T Crapper, 253 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankGunner
Final unit3rd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 5 December 1917
Place of burialMenin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row N, Grave No 16), Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs T Crapper, 253 Moorehouse Avenue, Christchurch
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 9

Print format