Robert CRAWFORD

Regimental number40193
Date of birth16 July 1872
Place of birthDerry, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation44
Height5' 8"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinBrother, William Young Crawford, Glen Limavady, Derry, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 October 1916
Place of enlistmentBlenheim
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records44
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: the late Mathew Crawford
Other details

War service: Western Front

Statement, Court of Enquiry, 15 November 1917, 46193 Pte P.K. JONES: 'I saw Pte Crawford lying on the ground with left arm rly badly shattered by a shell at foot of Belle Vue Spur. I spoke to him but he did not recognise me.'

Court of Enquiry concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNo Form B103 on file: only scant details available.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 11
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21898436

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