James Cruickshank

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of James and Elsie Cruickshank, Scotland.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“SUICIDE AT FEATHERSTON CAMP. Private James Cruickshank committed suicide in the vicinity of CanvasTown, Featherston, on Thursday or Friday last by cutting his throat with a razor. The deceased was on parade on Wednesday, but as he did not appear on Thursday a search was made, and the body was found on Friday. The deceased, who enlisted at Wellington, has no relations in the Dominion. At an inquest a verdict was returned that deceased committed suicide.” [Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10573, 29 January 1917, Page 5]

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Casualty

Service Number:

39768

Name:

James Cruickshank

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Birth - Unverified:

04/03/1873

Place of Birth:

Aberdeen, Scotland

Next of Kin:

Elsie Cruickshank (mother), Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Religion:

Presbyterian

Date of Enlistment:

30 November 1916

Locality on Enlistment:

Nireaha, Eketahuna

Place of Enlistment:

Masterton, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Stone Mason

Employer:

Eketahuna County Council

Unit:

Training Reserve

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Suicide

Date of Death:

27 January 1917

Day of Death:

Saturday

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Featherston Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

736

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand