English Māori Geoffrey Crawcour Wilson Born 26 November 1893 - Died 12 October 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 24/327 AWMM Also known asGeoffrey Cracow AWMM Geoffrey Cracow AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Rifleman AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Geoffrey Crawcour Wilson - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesGeoffrey Crawcour AWMM SurnameWilson AWMM Ingoa Also known asGeoffrey Cracow AWMM Geoffrey Cracow AWMM Service numberWWI 24/327 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth26 November 1893 AWMM East Ham, Essex AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Pre 28 May 1915 AWMM Rotokohu, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 W.A. Wilson (father), 92 Aldborough Road, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, England AWMM His father was William Alfred Wilson; his mother Elizabeth. At the time of their completing the Final Verification Papers, they had moved to "St. Breock," Woodford Bridge, Essex, England. Public - Geoffrey - Researcher - 24 April 2018 - CWGC Record Relationship statusPre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1914-1919 Western Front AWMM 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 24/327 AWMM Military serviceD Company, 13th Regiment AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company 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 28 May 1915 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 09 Oct 1915-17 November 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 30 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Rifleman AWMM A Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 feet 4 1/4 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 132 pounds AWMM Chest expansion, Unknown Period AWMM 33 inches (min), 36 inches (max) AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM Dark AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Dark brown AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Black AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Admitted to 15 General Hospital on 11 January 1916 (reason not stated). Discharged to Duty (Class A) on 19 January 1916. Rejoined unit on 11 February 1916. AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Hospitalised in France sometime in June 1916 (reason not stated). Rejoined unit on 26 June 1916. AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Wounded (gunshot wound to head and left shoulder) in France on 30 September 1916. Shipped to England on 8 October 1916. Admitted to hospital on 9 October (see service record for further details), and then to Walton-on-Thames. Transferred to Base Depot at Codford on 21 November 1916. AWMM Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Rifleman AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Geoffrey Wilson was the son of William Alfred and Elizabeth Emily Wilson (née Crawcour), of St. Breock, Vicarage Road, Woodford Bridge, Essex, England.Period of Service:New Zealand: 134days.Overseas: 2 years 4 days.Total Service: 2 years 138 days.Recorded as Geoffrey Cracow in the Nominal Rolls"A hardworking military man: Rifleman Geoffrey Crawcour WilsonAn English-born farmer from Rotokohu, 21 year old Rifleman Wilson volunteered for service in 1915. He served in the New Zealand Army for a period of 2 years and 138 days.Serving with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade during the Egyptian Campaign of 1915-1916, he was wounded twice in 1916 and subsequently hospitalised in France.In late 1916, Rifleman Wilson’s battalion moved to the Western Front, for the last phase of the Battle of the Somme, and the Battle of Messines before eventually moving to Passchendaele.The 3rd Battle of Ypres had begun in July 1917, and by the time the New Zealand battalions were engaged at Passchendaele in early October initial successes had faded with heavy rain and artillery fire turning the battlefield into a quagmire.On the morning of the 12th October, the 2nd Battalion advanced across open ground towards Bellevue Spur on the Passchendaele Ridge, which unknown to them had been fortified with German concrete pillboxes armed with machine guns. Many soldiers, including Wilson, were killed as they pressed on against heavy opposition.Following Wilson’s death, his family in England were presented with his 1914-1915 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal, in addition to the 'death penny' given to each bereaved family.This single tag was returned to his family, along with his 16th Waikato collar badge engraved with the motto: “Ka Whawhai, Tonu, Ake Ake”. Excerpt from Coombe, Sophie. 'Faces of Passchendaele', Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Published: 12/10/2018. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death12 October 1917 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Ypres, Belgium AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryPoelcapelle British Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXXI.B.1. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameIlford War Memorial Hall, Ilford, Essex AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Geoffrey Crawcour Wilson by laying a poppy. Gavin Millar Wilson Geoffrey Wilson Geoffrey Crawcour Wilson Geoffrey Leaf Wilson Geoffrey Lewis Wilson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Geoffrey Crawcour Wilson Leave a note Contribute › Processing In the United Kingdom he is commemorated as follows:Ilford War Memorial GazetteIlford War Memorial Hall Public - Geoffrey - Researcher - 24 April 2018 Report Related objects medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History Ypres Spink: 143 30 May 2003 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History Ypres 2003.51.2 30 May 2003 medal, commemorative Object / Artefact › History England 2003.51.3 30 May 2003 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22021745 Further Reference Ilford War Memorial Hall http://www.redbridgefirstworldwar.org.uk/memorials/ilford-war-memorial-hall Further Reference Coombe, Sophie. 'Faces of Passchendaele', Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Published: 12/10/2018. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/stories/faces-of-passchendaele Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/492310/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/492310 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 789 AWMM Hinkly, Shirley. Papers relating to World War I soldier Geoffrey Crawcour Wilson, 1907 - 1938. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2005/34. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 12 March 2020Allan RotoruaResearcher 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