Private

Benjamin Cresswell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert Edward and Elizabeth Cresswell, of Landsdowne, Masterton, Wellington. Native of Lincoln, Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/2176
Name:
Benjamin Cresswell
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
R.E. Creswell (father), Totara Street, Masterton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waipu, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 2 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
17 September 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Benjamin Cresswell
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