CROPLEY, Edward Fox
(Service number 6/2350)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 31/01/1875 | Place of Birth | Sydney, Australia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Conway, via Parnassus, Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Cook | ||
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| Marital Status | married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E J Cropley (wife) Hororata, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 13 June 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 24,25,26, Maunganui, Tahiti, Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canteriobury Infantry Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 February 1921 | Age | 55 |
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| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
husband of Emily Jane Cropley (nee Pearson) married Sydney, Australia. of Criterion Hotel, Waimate. Invalided home 29 Jan 1916. Marriage date given variously as 2.7.1887, 3.7.1894 or 4.7.1897
Sources
Cenotaph [20 October 2014]
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Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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