Photograph: John Patrick (Jack) Crimmins, died Passchendaele

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DescriptionJohn Patrick (Jack) Crimmins. 10-03-1888 to 12-10-1917.
The 12 of October is the 100th Anniversary of First Battle of Passchendaele. It turned out to be devastating for New Zealand on that morning of the 12th of October 1917.
The 2nd and 3rd Brigades crossed the Stroombeek on the 10th October and advanced on the morning of the 12th, under very unfavourable conditions. The enemy wire and "pill-boxes" had been little damaged by the preliminary bombardment, and the attack had to be abandoned and resulted in 2,735 New Zealand casualties of whom 843 were killed on the morning of the 12th. Over 100 more men were to later die of their wounds. The Division was relieved in the week ending the 23rd October. The Canterbury and Otago Regiments and the Rifle Brigade owed more than Four-fifths of their names on this Memorial to the fighting on the 12th October, the First Battle of Passchendaele.
Jack Crimmins of Moana was a West Coast casualty that morning and possibly only one of other West Coasters killed in that battle.Map^[1]Contributor Geoffrey Bell

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Location (city or town)PasschendaeleMoanaPersonJohn Patrick (Jack) CrimminsEventAnzac PasschendaeleWorld War 1

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Photograph: John Patrick (Jack) Crimmins, died Passchendaele