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Cenotaph record

Charles William Stanley Crabb

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Devonport Municipal Fire Brigade Roll of Honour (photo J. Halpin 2012) (CC-BY John Halpin)

Devonport Municipal Fire Brigade Roll of Honour (photo J. Halpin 2012) (CC-BY John Halpin)

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles William Stanley AWMM
  • Surname
    Crabb AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 35251 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    26 September 1893 AWMM AWMM
    Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Engineer/Military AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    J.H. Crabb (father), 213 Victoria Road, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 35251 AWMM
  • Military service
    NZGA 18 months, mobilised 8 months AWMM
  • 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
    Age 22 AWMM
    Blacksmith/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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 6 inches AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      hazel AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      10 April 1918 GSW left thigh AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    2 January 1968 AWMM
    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

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  • Memorial name
    Devonport Municipal Fire Brigade Roll of Honour, Devonport Fire Station, 23 Lake Road Devonport, Auckland AWMM

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Sources

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