William CROCKETT

Regimental number10/632
Date of birth5 December 1888
Place of birthNew Plymouth
ReligionPresbyterian
AddressNew Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.8
Height5' 9"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinMrs Elizabeth Crockett, New Plymouth
Previous military serviceServed in the Casterton Volunteers and the Taranaki Guards; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 27 May 1915
Discharge date29 October 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 27 May 1915; discharged (medically unfit: strained heart), 20 October 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21899119