CROWLEY, Cornelius Michael Storer
(Service number 6/606)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 11 April 1892 | Place of Birth | Reefton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Church Street, Reefton | ||
| Occupation | Blacksmith | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs CROWLEY, Reefton | ||
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 | ||
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| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 or 14 February 1963 | Age | 70 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
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Biographical Notes
Cornelius Michael Storer Crowley (Stowers-Crowley) was the son of Mr and Mrs Crowley of Reefton. He was educated at the Reefton School and the Catholic School there. Con returned with several other invalided and wounded Timaru men, on the Willochra in late October 1915. Cornelius married Constance Mary Trehey in 1927.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [31 March 2018]; Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, headstone image & burial record (Dunedin City Council) [03 April 2018]; School Admission records (Nelson Branch NZSG) [03 April 2018]; Otago Witness, 3 November 2018 (Papers Past)
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