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Alfred William Cropp

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred William AWMM
  • Surname
    Cropp AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 54015 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    16 January 1890 Public - Peter - Researcher - 16 October 2017 - Military records
  • Place of birth
    Nelson Public - Peter - Researcher - 16 October 2017 - Military records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Benjamin Cropp (father), Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 July 1917 AWMM Single 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 54015 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Orchardist/Civilian 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of Benjamin and Sarah J. Cropp, New Zealand. AWMM
    • Alfred William [Alf] had 2 other brothers conscripted during WW1. Thomas Arthur appealed on religious grounds but served in the NZMC at Awapuni Camp and then at Sunnyside Hospital during the flu epidemic after the war. His brother Ben appealed on grounds of having to manage 500 sheep on his father's farm. Public - Peter - Researcher - 20 February 2022 - family records
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Death

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  • Death
    27 April 1918 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France AWMM I. J. 1. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Upper Moutere War Memorial, (moved), Tasman District, New Zealand AWMM
    • War Memorials at Mapua, Richmond and Wakefield Public - Peter - Researcher - 16 October 2017 - on site

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 May 2023MareeNelson New ZealandDirect descendant
20 February 2022PeterNelsonResearcher
14 April 2019GlennWellingtonResearcher
22 April 2015Maree JoyNelson New ZealandOther Relative

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