Samuel Alfred CROWHURST

Regimental number12/1933
AddressMercer
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Samuel G Crowhurst, 4 Roxburgh Street, Newmarket, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal

FateKilled in Action 21 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialMud Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 1), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel George and Catherine Crowhurst
Medals

Military Medal

'For devotion to duty. This non-commissioned officer established a strong point when his platoon officer and sergeant had been put out of action.When the post was established he kept the garrison together and hung on through heavy shellfire until relieved. The garrison was on several occasions buried by shell.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 16 August 1917

Other detailsMedals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth

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