Lance Corporal

William Beatty Craig

Conflict: 
WW2
References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

During the defence of Crete, 21 Battalion was stationed near the Maleme airfield. After the German parachute drop, the battalion commander decided to stay on the Vineyard ridge. A mixed platoon of 21... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
22656
Name:
William Beatty Craig
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
MRs M. Craig (mother), Poroporo, Whakatane, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Poroporo, Whakatane, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Grocer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
20 May 1941
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
William Beatty Craig
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