Henry CRICHTON

Regimental number45075
Date of birth5 December 1893
Place of birthScotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGardener
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.10
Height5' 5.75"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Crichton, Elles Road, South Invercargill
Previous military serviceServed in A Company, South Otago Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 November 1916
Place of enlistmentInvercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs H Crichton, Ellis Road, South Invercargill
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 August 1917, and posted to 8th Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 11
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21899022

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