Regimental number | 8/337 |
Address | Chapman Street, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Crockett, Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 2), Armentieres, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Christina Crockett, Dunedin |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |