Corporal

Eric Robert Irving Croker

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James Taylor Croker and Diana Valentine Croker, of 23, Waipapa Rd., Hataitai, Wellington. Native of Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
39027
Name:
Eric Robert Irving Croker
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J.T. Croker (father), care of New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited), Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Warehouseman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, 2 New Zealand Entrenching Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Meteren
Date of Death:
16 April 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 77
Vessel:
Mokoia
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Eric Robert Irving Croker
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