Private

William James Kroon

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of Samuel Kroon, of 7, Walter St., Eglington, Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Billy Kroon was a friend of my aunt. We knew she was engaged to a young man killed in WW1 and remained a spinster for the rest of her life. The discovery that he was AWOL for 5 days prior to embarkat... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
36636
Name:
William James Kroon
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs G. Pressly (sister), Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
09 November 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
19 January 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 74
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXX. K. 17.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William James Kroon
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