Edward Teoreorehua Crofts

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Murray and Thetika Crofts; husband of Metapere Ngawini Crofts, of Tuahiwi, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Edward had transferred to the Army in 1942, where he was serving at the time of his death. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 2 P420]

 

“CROFTS—On October 11, 1945, at the residence of his brother, Mr R. Crofts, Tuahiwi, Edward Teoreorehua, beloved husband of Metatere Crofts; aged 39 years.” [Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24695, 12 October 1945, Page 1]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
425865
Name:
Edward Teoreorehua Crofts
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
14/05/1906
Place of Birth:
Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force/ Army

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
11 October 1945
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
39
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Edward Teoreorehua Crofts
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