Private

John Crossman

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William George and Elizabeth Crossman, of Bugle, Cornwall, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

There is a John Crossman (age 21, address (Kirroso? – probably a misspelling of Kerrow), Bugle, Cornwall, occupation: clay worker) left England on 23/11/1928 on board "Remuera" (Southampton – New Zealand), arrived Wellington 2/01/1919. He is shown in the 1911 England Census as Jack Crossman, street address: Kerrow, Bugle, St Austell, Cornwall; parents, William George and Elizabeth Crossman; siblings (eldest first), Elise (12), Percy (10), Joe (8), Mabel (5), Earnest (4), & Jack (3) – all children shown as born in St Austell, Cornwall.

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23947
Name:
John Crossman
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
1908
Place of Birth:
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Next of Kin: 
Mr W G Crossman, Lockingate, near Bugle, Cornwall, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
King Street, Te Kuiti
Place of Enlistment: 
Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Marital Status on Enlistment: 
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 24 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
25 November 1941
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Column 102.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
John Crossman
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