Andrew CROSBY

Regimental number14589
True NameCROSBIE, Andrew
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, T S Crosby, 3 Armadale Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Margaret Crosbie (formerly Spittal), of 3 Alexandra Park Gardens, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland, and the late Thomas S Crosbie
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 7

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