CREEVEY, Henry Benedict
(Service number 6/436)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Care of J. SMITH, Milford | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. CREEVEY (father), Hawera | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, Canterbury | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 November 1949 | Age | 54 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Henry Benedict CREEVEY was a son of John and Mary Jane CREEVEY. His brothers William Thomas CREVEY and Charles Joseph CREEVEY also served in WWI, William in the Australian Imperial Force.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [22 July 2014]; Linwood Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [22 July 2014]
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