William Cruickshank

Male Abt 1883 - 1916  (~ 33 years)


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  • Name William Cruickshank 
    Born Abt 1883  Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service 14 Mar 1916  Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • FULL NAME William Cruickshank
      RANK LAST HELD Private
      WAR World War I, 1914-1918
      SERIAL NO. 10/3869
      FIRST KNOWN RANK Private
      OCCUPATION BEFORE ENLISTMENT Bushman
      NEXT OF KIN William Cruickshank (father), Kohinui, via Pahiatua, New Zealand
      BODY ON EMBARKATION New Zealand Expeditionary Force
      EMBARKATION UNIT 10th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
      EMBARKATION DATE 4 March 1916
      PLACE OF EMBARKATION Wellington, New Zealand
      TRANSPORT HMNZT 47 HMNZT 48
      VESSEL Willochra or Tofua
      DESTINATION Suez, Egypt
      NOMINAL ROLL NUMBER 26
      PAGE ON NOMINAL ROLL 11
      LAST UNIT SERVED Wellington Infantry Regiment
      PLACE OF DEATH France
      DATE OF DEATH 14 December 1916
      CAUSE OF DEATH Accidental death on active service
      ARCHIVES NZ SOURCE Military personnel file
      SOURCES USED Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
      http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases
    Died 14 Dec 1916  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I16381  Frost Family
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2012 

    Father William Cruickshank,   b. Abt 1855, McDuff, Banffshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1938, Eketahuna, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Brown,   b. Abt 1860, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1907  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Married Abt 1878  Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F15833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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