| Regimental number | 6/1502 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Stillwater |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Sawmiller |
| Address | Ruru |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, M Crimmins, Moana, Greymouth |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs M Crimmins, Moana, Greymouth |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Admitted to 16th Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 13 July 1915 (tonsillitis); discharged to duty, 21 July 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 30 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 19 January 1916 (mumps); discharged to Depot, Ghzireh, 5 February 1916; rejoined Bn, Ismailia, 10 February 1916. Admitted to No 1 NZ Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 26 March 1916; discharged to duty, 4 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 29 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 10 August 1917, and posted to 13th Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Handwritten note on file: 'Buried Passchendaele ... in & all about this region & Bellvue. Report by B.O. 2nd Anzac Burial Corps, 19 November 1917'; grave subsequently lost. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21899050 |