Edward Teoreorehua Crofts

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Murray and Thetika Crofts; husband of Metapere Ngawini Crofts, of Tuahiwi, Canterbury.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Edward had transferred to the Army in 1942, where he was serving at the time of his death. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 2 P420]

“CROFTS—On October 11, 1945, at the residence of his brother, Mr R. Crofts, Tuahiwi, Edward Teoreorehua, beloved husband of Metatere Crofts; aged 39 years.” [Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24695, 12 October 1945, Page 1]

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Casualty

Service Number:

425865

Name:

Edward Teoreorehua Crofts

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Birth - Unverified:

14/05/1906

Place of Birth:

Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force/ Army

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Not known

Date of Death:

11 October 1945

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Tuahiwi Chief Maori Cemetery

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand