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CRUICKSHANK, William Henry
(Service number 83610)

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Birth

Date	08/05/1887	Place of Birth	Otago

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Seddon Street, Te Kuiti
Occupation	Shunter
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs M. T. CRUICKSHANK (mother), Te Weka Street, Maori Hill, Timaru
Religion	Brethren
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

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Military Awards

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No information

Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

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Post-war Occupations

Labourer

Death

Date	27 February 1981	Age	93 years
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 142, Plot 440
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

William Henry Cruickshank was the eldest son of William and Maggie Templeton (née Bain) Cruickshank. He married Louise Marie Emilie Duchesne in 1928. His brother, Adam George Cruickshank served in World War I.

Sources

NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 November 2019]; Timau Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [15 November 2019]

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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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