Cecil CRICHTON

Regimental number8/1442
AddressAshburn Hall, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, D S Crichton, Pine Hill Road, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 February 1915
The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Battalion
FateDied of disease 27 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialEast Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 92), Lemnos, Greece
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Catherine Crichton, Pine Hill Road, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third

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