Eric Hector Dunstan CRAW

Regimental number11/24
AddressLinton, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, G Craw, Linton
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankBombardier
Final unit12th Battery, 3rd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 25 September 1916
Place of burialDelville Wood Cemetery (Plot XII, Row K, Grave No 10), Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs G Craw, Linton, Manawatu
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body