Search results Next record Previous record English Māori John McCrae Born 1879 - Died 17 April 1962 PDF Key details Service number8/2068 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankInter War Major/Military AWMM Otago Infantry Regiment AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Major John McCrae, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 6 / F746 26. Image is subject to cop … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn AWMM SurnameMcCrae AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number8/2068 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1879 AWMM Stewarton, Ayrshire AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 15 March 1915 AWMM North-east Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs M.M. McCrae (wife), Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand AWMM Mrs M.W. McCrae (wife), Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 13 June 1915 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number8/2068 AWMM Military serviceServed with Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War AWMM Served with New Zealand Volunteers between Boer War and World War 1 AWMM Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM DSO citation: "For distinguished service in the field." [France and Flanders] (London Gazette, 1 January 1918) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 15 March 1915 AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM WW1 Tailor/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 13 Jun 1915-24 July 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 24 AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM WW1 1 April 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 49 or HMNZT 50 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM Otago Infantry Battalion AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM 3rd Embarkation AWMM South Africa Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui AWMM 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankInter War 1 March 1919 AWMM Major/Military AWMM Otago Infantry Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Left New Zealand with Fifth Reinforcements as Lieutenant invalided from Gallipoli with Enteric fever. Returned with 11th Reinforcements and has since been constantly in the firing line. Mentioned in Despatches November 1917, awarded D.S.O Honours List 1918. Source: Archives New Zealand.At some point, McCrae returned to NZ and later re-embarked with D Company, Otago Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements on 1 April 1916Promoted to Captain on 11 October 1916Promoted to Major on 15 March 1917Served as second-in-command (2 i/c) of Otago Infantry Regiment towards the end of World War 1 AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death17 April 1962 AWMM Age 83 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM 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 Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John McCrae by laying a poppy. Ian Edward McCrae James Parker McCrae John McCrae Henry McCraith Thomas McCraith Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John McCrae Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=10923384 Further Reference New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 439 AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 28: 13 AWMM Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors. 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 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
