Florence Crimmin

Lieutenant

Secondary Memorial:

Te Karaka War Memorial

Additional Information:

Son of John and Deborah Crimmin.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

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Biographical Notes:

Crimmin, from Te Karaka, near Gisborne, was farming in Argentina when war broke out and hurried to Britain to enlist. He was commissioned in the North Devon Hussars in September 1915. He was sent to Salonika in 1916 and posted to the 10th Battalion of the Devon Regiment. On 24 April 1917, he was reported missing during the first Battle of Doiran. ( NZ History.net)

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Casualty

Name:

Florence Crimmin

Rank:

Lieutenant

Date of Birth:

06 May 1886

Place of Birth:

New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Mayordomo

Employer:

Estancia "San Juan", Las Moscas, ER, Argentina

Unit:

Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps)

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

Not known

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Doiran Memorial

Cemetery Location:

Greece