Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Michael Cronin Born 12 April 1893 - Died 21 February 1921 PDF Key details Service numberWWI K18115 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Last rankWW1 Stoker Class 1 AWMM Royal Navy, HMS Chatham, New Zealand Station AWMM WarRegular Military Service AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesMichael AWMM SurnameCronin AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI K18115 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionCatholic, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth12 April 1893 AWMM London, England AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupationRoyal Navy/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarRegular Military Service AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Service numberWWI K18115 AWMM Military serviceHMS Victory II AWMM HMS Dido AWMM HMS Princess Royal AWMM HMS Vernon AWMM Royal Navy, HMS Pembroke II AWMM HMS Chatham AWMM HMS Philomel AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 4 February 1913 AWMM Age 19 AWMM Factory hand/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsStoker Class 2 AWMM Royal Navy AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, WWI AWMM 5 foot 3.75 inches AWMM Hair colour, WWI AWMM Brown AWMM Eye colour, WWI AWMM Grey AWMM Complexion, WWI AWMM Fair AWMM Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM Found drowned in Evan's Bay AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Stoker Class 1 AWMM Royal Navy, HMS Chatham, New Zealand Station AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Served on Princess Royal from 5 June 1914 to 8 August 1918.Transferred to New Zealand after a checkered career in the Royal Navy in Britain. His service record lists several incidents that lead to detention in cells. He forfeited his claim to a Royal Navy pension.Amongst other information cited in his records are the fact that he was paid a war gratuity at HMS Espiefle.He died in Wellington on the Evan's Bay slip whilst the HMS Philomel was docked for repairs. HMS Philomel is registered in Auckland at the Devonport Naval Base which we surmise is the reason he is remembered on the Auckland War Memorial Hall of Memories.He came to New Zealand from Britain on the Chatham. The Chatham called at Wellington to tow the disabled Philomel to Auckland. Instead, repairs were undertaken by a skeleton crew from the Chatham with the intention of sailing Philomel north. Philomel was on the slip in Evan's Bay for the repairs when Stocker Cronin was found dead and floating in the water. (Morey, K.A. (2008) p. 65, and Paper's Past, 19 March 1921, p. 5.) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death21 February 1921 AWMM Age 27 AWMM Evans Bay, Wellington AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathAccidental Death AWMM Death notes CemeteryKarori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM 102X AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Michael Cronin by laying a poppy. Maurie Norman Cronin Maxwell Joseph Cronin Michael Cronin Patricia Mary Cronin Patricia Winifred Cronin Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Michael Cronin Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission. Casualty record http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/75230173/CRONIN,%20MICHAEL Sources Used Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Wellington City Council. Cemetery record http://wellington.govt.nz/services/community-and-culture/cemeteries/cemeteries-search/details?id=63613 Sources Used National Archives (UK). Military History resources. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory/?WT.ac=MHhomepage Further Reference DocumentsMorey, K.A. (2008). Service from the sea = Nga mahi no te moana : New Zealand naval history told through the collections of the Royal New Zealand Navy Museum. Auckland, N.Z.: Viking. AWMM Morey, K.A. (2008), p. 65 AWMM Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery register no. 63613 AWMM Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
