CROWE, Cecil Hervey
(Service number 7/1215)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Lance Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 03/08/1878 | Place of Birth | Folkstone, UK |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Rangiora, Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Sheep farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | C A Crowe,(brother) River Bank, Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcement | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 28 Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 9 August 1916 | Age | 43 |
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| Place of Death | Egypt | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine Church Memorial; Geraldine War Memorial; Woodbury War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Alexander and Sarah Ellen (nee Woodhouse) Crowe. Sister Matilda Emmeline mar Jocelyn Fitzgerald Ruthven Jun 1900 UK. Mrs Ruthven mentioned in Cenotaph. Refer to UK 1881 census for further information
Sources
Cenotaph [20 October 2014]
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