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Thomas Arthur Cropp

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Thomas Arthur CROPP

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Cropp AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 3/4285 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    30 October 1891 AWMM Wai-iti, Tasman AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Wai-iti, Nelson AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Benjamin Cropp (father), Richmond, Nelson AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 3/4285 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Farmer/Civilian 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
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    WW1 23 January 1919 AWMM Private AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Did not embark overseas. AWMM
    • Thomas was the son of Ben and Sarah Cropp [nee Wadsworth], one of 9 children. Thomas appealed his conscription on religious grounds but ultimately served in the medical corps at Awapuni Camp. He may well have been on board a hospital ship ready to be sent away when the war ended. He served after the armistice at Sunnyside Hospital helping out during the flu epidemic. His brother Ben also appealed on grounds of having to look after his fathers farm. Another brother, Alf served and was killed on the Somme.
      Thomas was a lay reader and preached his first sermon at age 16 years. He is remembered as having read the entire Bible more than 30 times so his appeal against war service was certainly firmly founded on his religious beliefs. Public - Peter - Researcher - 20 February 2022 - family records
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Death

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  • Death
    26 June 1975 AWMM
    Nelson, Tasman AWMM
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Memorials

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 May 2023MareeNelsonDirect descendant
20 February 2022PeterNelsonResearcher

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