CRUICKSHANK, Adam George
(Service number 50502)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank | Driver |
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Birth
| Date | 9 September 1891 | Place of Birth | East Chatton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Moa Flat | ||
| Occupation | Teamster | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Margaret Templeton CRUICKSHANK (mother), Te Weka Street, Maori Hill, Timaru | ||
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 | 29th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 13 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Field Artillery | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 1 July 1958 | Age | 66 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Adam George Cruickshank was the second son of William and Maggie Templeton (née Bain) Cruickshank. Embarking at Tilbury on 12 March 1919 for the return home, he reached Lyttelton, New Zealand by the “Corinthic” in April 1919, one of 1142 soldiers aboard. Adam married Nora O'Connor in 1929. His older brother, William Henry Cruickshank enlisted for World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 November 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 November 2019]; Geraldine Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [15 November 2019]; Timaru Herald, 12 April 1919 (Papers Past) [26 November 2013]
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