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Richard George Crawshaw

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Remuera Primary School World War One Gates, 25 Dromorne Road, Remuera Auckland 1050. Image provided by John Halpin 2012, CC BY John Halpin 2012

Remuera Primary School World War One Gates, 25 Dromorne Road, Remuera Auckland 1050. Image provided …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard George AWMM
  • Surname
    Crawshaw AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 78012 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Brethren AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 April 1891 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 8 April 1918 AWMM 23 Halson Road off Dominion Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    School Master/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Annie Crawshaw (wife), C/o No. 1 Plunket Road, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 78012 AWMM
  • Military service
    3rd Auckland Regiment AWMM
  • 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 8 April 1918 AWMM School Master/Civilian 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Annie Crawshaw (nee Wylie), married 1916. Father of two sons, Roger and one other.

    Richard Crawshaw was a teacher at Remuera District School between 1913 and 1919.

    Not listed on the Nominal Rolls. Listed as Reserves on NZSG WW1 index (2002)

    Attended Auckland University College (now the University of Auckland). AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    1974 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Remuera Primary School World War One Gates 1914-1918, 25 Dromorne Road, Remuera Auckland 1050 AWMM

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