Regimental number | 53904 |
School | Christ's College, Christchurch |
Occupation | Accountant |
Next of kin | Father, W S Crichton, 23 Avonglade, Richmond, Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row C, Grave No 2), Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Stuart Crichton and Mary Crichton, 23 Avonglade, Richmond, Christchurch |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 12 |