Charles CROCKETT

Regimental number8/337
AddressChapman Street, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Joseph Crockett, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 29 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCite 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body