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Robert John Richard Bowman Craig

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Family memorial on his brother's Harry (Henry William) Craig (6319) gravestone, Purewa Cemetery, (photo Paul F. Baker 2005) - No known copyright restrictions - No known copyright restrictions

Family memorial on his brother's Harry (Henry William) Craig (6319) gravestone, Purewa Cemetery, (ph …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert John Richard Bowman AWMM
  • Surname
    Craig AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1000 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 December 1894 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 22 August 1914 AWMM Seymour Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs P. Craig (mother), Seymour Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1000 AWMM
  • Military service
    No 8 Garrison Artillery AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 22 August 1914 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Painter AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 9 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      160 pounds AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Brown AWMM
    • Other, Unknown Period AWMM
      6 artificial teeth, rest fair AWMM
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Robert Craig was the son of Robert and Phoebe Janet Craig, of 28 Church St., Ponsonby, Auckland.

    Brother of Harry (Henry William) Craig (6319) who died on Soames island 1902 AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 April 1915 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM
    • Family Grave memorial, Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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28 August 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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