Aircraftman 2nd Class

Cornelius Joseph (Con) Crowley

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Cornelius Patrick and Alice May Crowley, of Kaponga, Taranaki.

References:
  • CWGC
  • BDM Online
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Biographical Notes:

“One of Taranaki’s best Rugby forwards in the years immediately prior to the war, Mr. Cornelius (“Con”) Joseph Crowley, died in the New Plymouth Public Hospital on Saturday. A son of Mr. C. P. Crowley, of Palmer Road, Kaponga, he was invalided out of the R.N.Z.A.F. about two years ago, since when he had been under medical treatment in the military hospital at Rotorua and at home. A member of the Kaponga Football Club through all the lower grades to senior status, the late Mr. Crowley was a very fine forward, one who ranked with the best in the province in recent years. While with the Third Division of the N.Z.E.F. in the Pacific he played outstandingly good football, although in company of former All Blacks in Rankin. Bowman. Dalton and others of similar calibre.
Returning to New Zealand in 1943, Mr. Crowley transferred to the RN.Z.A.F. and served in New Caledonia for some time, it being in that area where he was attacked by the disease which caused his death.” [Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 157, 9 July 1946, Page 7]

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Pauline Crowley-Zieltjes
Relationship to casualty: Niece
Cornelius known as Con was the eldest son of Cornelius and Alice May Crowley, Palmer Road, Kaponga, Taranaki, New Zealand. He died from kidney failure said to have been a result of not being able to ... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
4312185
Name:
Cornelius Joseph (Con) Crowley
Rank: 
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Date of Birth:
14 March 1917
Place of Birth:
Kaponga, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
06 July 1946
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2
Date of Discharge: 
07 December 1945

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
65. G.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Cornelius Joseph (Con) Crowley
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