CROUCHER, Martin
(Service number 21795)
| First Rank | Quartermaster Sergeant | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 05/04/1873 | Place of Birth | Nelson |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. Five children | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. H. CROUCHER (wife), James Street, Temuka; then 61a Freyberg Street, Maranui, Wellington | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 May 1917 | ||
| Transport | Turakina | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 February 1964 | Age | 90 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Papakura Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Martin Croucher was the son of john Martin and Elizabeth (née Jary) Croucher. He married Edith Henrietta May on 30 April 1900 at Nelson. They had five children when he enlisted. Martin and Edith divorced in 1919. m. Croucher left Timaru with the South Canterbury quota of the 16th Reinforcements on 3 May 1916.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [19 May 2019]; Papakura Cemetery headstone transcription [22 May 2019]; Timaru Herald, 2 May 1916 (Papers Past) [02 August 2016]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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