CROCOME, Alfred John
(Service number 55440)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 27/07/1893 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Gardener | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. CROCOME (mother), 78 Rose Street, 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 | 28th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 June 1949 | Age | 65 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Alfred John Crocome was the son of James Crocome. He was probably born some years earlier than that recorded in his personnel file.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [09 December 2016]; New Zealand Herald, 13 April 1918 (Papers Past) [31 December 2016]
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