MCREA, Robert
(Service number 27330)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | About 1890 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farm Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | H. McCrea (Brother), Willowbridge, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 17th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 25 September 1916 | ||
| Transport | Devon | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Europe 1916-17 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 December 1917 | Age | 27 |
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| Place of Death | Passchendaele, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonneebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Waimate War Memorial (as J McRAE) | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Joseph and Fanny McCrea of Gorticross, Drumshoe, Londerry, Ireland. His brother lived at Willowbridge, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
Sources
Paul McNicholl's list of additional names for the Tiimaru Memorial Wall (August 2013); Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Oct 2013); CWGC (Nov 2013); War Census CD (Nov 25013); NZ War Graves (Nov 2013)
External Links
Related Documents
No documents available.
Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin, South Canterbury Museum; Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
Currently Assigned to
JCl
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