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William Westwood Craig

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Portrait, William Westwood Craig (6179), (kindly provided by family) - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, William Westwood Craig (6179), (kindly provided by family) - No known copyright restrictio …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Westwood AWMM
  • Surname
    Craig AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 6179 AWMM
    • WWI 2/1404 AWMM
    • WWI 2/1404A AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 June 1880 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Pre 7 February 1902 AWMM Colombo Street, St Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
    • Pre 2 September 1915 AWMM Wychbury Street, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Flora Craig (mother), Colombo Street, St Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs Ethel Craig (wife), Grimsey's Road, Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 8 February 1902 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Pre 17 April 1915 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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
    • Tattoos, Unknown Period AWMM
      marks and forearms AWMM
    • Distinguishing marks, Unknown Period AWMM
      Scar where horse kicked him AWMM
    • Dental, Unknown Period AWMM
      satisfactory when attended to AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Admitted to Cairo Hospital AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Invalided to New Zealand on the Tahiti AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Chronic disease AWMM
    • Other, WWI AWMM
      Nature of Injury: T.B. lung Percent of disability: 100 Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Flora and William Craig.

    Husband of Ethel (nee Harker); father of Bruce Westwood Craig b. 25 December 1911 and Keith Campbell Stuart Craig born 4 July 1918.

    He wrote a diary whilst in the sanitorium and a very humorous poem about the procedures and germs.

    SA 1902 TR CC

    Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): A.D.M.S., Christchurch.

    Father was named William Craig. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    5 December 1921 AWMM
    Age 40 AWMM
    Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Sydenham Cemetery, end of Simeon Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Block 37C, Plot 72 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • William Westwood Craig, is my Grandfather. His brothers Alexander Westwood Craig, Malcolm Campbell Craig and Duncan Hill Craig, all served in WW1.
    Public - Barry - Direct descendant - 5 December 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 158 AWMM
    • New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer). 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. 1: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM

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05 December 2015BarryNorthshore, Auckland, New ZealandDirect descendant

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