Lance Corporal

William John Crooks

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of James Crooks, of 2, Waltons Row, Blairhill, Co. Durham, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/1023
Name:
William John Crooks
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.C. Mitchell (aunt), Northbrook Road, Rangiora, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Rangiora, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 June 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William John Crooks
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