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Norman Douglas MUFF

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:52:09+00:00
Date of birth31 December 1892
Date of death04 January 1918
Mothers nameSarah née Roberts
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameArthur Muff
Parents date of marriage1876
Parents place of marriageUK
SiblingsMargaret M (b 1880), Sam Roberts (b 1881), Louisa J (b 1883), Ida (b 1887), Alfred (b 1895)
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereButtes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Belgium. II.B.8
Last known residenceOrari, South Canterbury
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthNth Bierley, West Yorks, England
OccupationFarmer
Place of deathIn the Field, Belgium
Date of arrival overseas18 November 1915
Theatres of warEgyptian 1915-16, Egyptian EF 196, Western Europe 1916, 17, 18
Place of embarkationWelington
SurnameMUFF
War memorialLevin, Weraroa Peace Gate, Foxton, Foxton School
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesNorman Douglas
Place of arrival overseasSuez, Egypt
SchoolUK
WarsWW1
Service number24/849
Date enlisted29 May 1915
Final rankRifleman
Regiment or service"C" Coy 2nd Bn 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade
Embarkation date9 Oct 1915
User reference2.121

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Family still in England in 1901 census. Parents and 1 sister at East Bierley in 1911 UK census.

NOK: Arthur Muff (father) Orari, South Canterbury or 1 Vivian St, Wellington

Height: 5’6½”. Weight: 142lb.

Complexion: Fair. Eyes: Grey.

Hair: Dark.

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