Patrick Lewis CREAN

Regimental number23/394
AddressRailway Department, Te Kuiti
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Crean, Hereford Street, Christchurch
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 rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 26 July 1916
Place of burialBrewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 28), Bois-Grenier, Nord, France
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: /1st NZRB

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