Sapper Henry Jacob Croymans
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Croymans,
Henry Jacob
Date of birth: 1895-06-21
Place of birth: Millbank South Dakota U.S.A.
Next of kin: Francis Frederick Croymans (brother), Bigstone, South Dakota, U.S.A.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Mechanic
Occupation (normalized): Motor-Vehicle Mechanics, Specialisation Unknown
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1919-02-08
Cause of death:
Died of illness
Buried:
Seaford Cemetery, A. 558.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 104648
Highest Rank:
Sapper
Rank detail
- Sapper (Army). 1917-11-23 to 1919-02-08
- Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-09 to 1917-11-23
- Private (Army). 1916-06-28 to 1917-05-09
- Private (Army). 1915-08-26 to 1916-06-28
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Gassed May 1917
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 660191
LAC ID:
127956
Service file: B2185-S027
Uploader's Notes:
Son of John Peter Croymans and Mayme Croymans (nee Jacobs); husband of Dorothy Amelia Croymans of 6 Saxon Road, Bromley, Kent, England, married in January 1918
Died of Influenza and Pneumonia at Canadian General Hospital in Eastbourne, England
Uploader's Research notes: 68th Battalion 1st Reinforcing Draft nominal roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 68th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Engineers 3rd Pioneer Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Railway Troops Light Railway Construction Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-03-17