| Regimental number | 14232 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Mapuna, Dargaville |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18.6 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Michael Cronin, Mapuna, Dargaville |
| Previous military service | Served in 15th (North Auckland) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs M Cronin, Pukekohe Hill, Pukekohe, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 June 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 23 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 1 October 1916, and posted to D Company. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 5 May 1917 (mumps); discharged to Reinforcements Camp, 23 May 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 24 May 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 19 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 1 September 1917. Found guilty, 26 September 1917, of overstaying leave: deprived of 4 days' pay (gross). Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 29 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 128805, File 21899173 |