John Holmes CRIGHTON

Regimental number26/90
Place of birthLondon, England
OccupationCivil engineer
Next of kinFather, Alex M Crighton, Hawera
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander Martin Crighton and Mary Augusta Crighton, 24 Morrisey Street, Hawera, New Plymouth
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as CRICHTON.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 23