CRUICKSHANK, Allan George
(Service number 62929)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 26 September 1891 | Place of Birth | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Willowbridge, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mr Alexander CRUICKSHANK (father), Boddan, Aberdeenshire; Miss E. HERD (friend), Totara Valley, Pleasant Point, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | |||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | |||
| Date | 21 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 11 October 1970 | Age | 79 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch, of Willowbridge | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Lawn Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Allan George Cruickshank was the son of Alexander Watt Cruickshank and Jeannie née McRae. 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. Allan married Elizabeth Greig Herd in 1928. His next-of-kin at death was Mr J. Cruickshank, RD 10, Waimate, most probably his son Jim.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 November 2019]; Waimate Cemetery headstone transcription [15 November 2019]; Timaru Herald, 12 April 1919 (Papers Past) [26 November 2013]
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