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William Crimmins

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  • Service number
    WWI 62267 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Bill AWMM
    • Willie AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Photograph of William (Bill) Crimmins, 30th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment. Image kindly provided by Judith Crimmins (January 2020). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Photograph of William (Bill) Crimmins, 30th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment. Image kind …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Crimmins AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Bill AWMM
    • Willie AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 62267 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 March 1897 AWMM Waihi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Engineer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 M.E. Crimmins (father), Devon Street, Waihi, 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 62267 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 1917 AWMM Electrician/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, WWI AWMM
      5' 7" AWMM
    • Eye colour, WWI AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Hair colour, WWI AWMM
      Brown AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 August 1952 AWMM
    Paeroa, Hauraki District AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Pukerimu Cemetery Paeroa Hauraki District New Zealand AWMM Paeroa RSA Block, Lot 15 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    New Zealand Herald; August 1952 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21899053
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      72: 11 AWMM
    • Cenotaph data entry form AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family 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. 5: Includes portrait AWMM

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15 January 2020JudithNew ZealandDirect descendant

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