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Edward James Crewther

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Cpl # 65138 E J CREWTHER2nd NZEF 28 Moarei BTN Died 13.31994 aged 88yrs He is buried in the Opotiki CemeteryGrave No / sec: RSA 252

Edward James CREWTHER

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Edward James AWMM
  • Surname
    Crewther AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 65138 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    28 February 1906 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 October 2022 - https://www.ancestry.com.au/genealogy/records/edward-james-crewther
  • Place of birth
    Opotiki, BOP Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 October 2022 - https://www.ancestry.com.au/genealogy/records/edward-james-crewther
  • Birth notes
    son of Hubert John Talt Crewther and Ellen Erina nee' Black Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 October 2022 - https://www.ancestry.com.au/genealogy/records/edward-james-crewther
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 35 Cliff Road, St. Heliers, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs L. Crewther (wife), c/o P.O., Bucklands Beach, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Married AWMM
    • Edward J CREWTHER married Lillian Day Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 October 2022 - https://www.ancestry.com.au/genealogy/records/edward-james-crewther

Service

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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    WWII 65138 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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    WW2 Master painter/Civilian AWMM
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Medical history

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Death

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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 82 AWMM
    • Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books. AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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02 October 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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