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Arthur Joseph GRIFFIN

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:55:43+00:00
Date of birth09 December 1912
Date of death25 March 1943
Mothers nameCaroline Amelia Jane (née Dawson)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameThomas Griffin
SiblingsDorothy Kathleen, George, Jessie (twin with Arthur), Ethel ,
Children, , , ,
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereSfax War Cemetery, Tunisia. X.C.5
Places of relevanceFoxton, , , ,
Last known residencec/o Mrs G Small, Union St, Foxton.
Awards1939-45 Star, Africa Star, 8th Army Clasp, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal
Place of birthBrockley, Kent, England
OccupationLabourer
Place of deathTunisia
SurnameGRIFFIN
War memorialFoxton; Levin RSA Memorial
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesArthur Joseph
SchoolFoxton DHS then to work at Flax Mill
WarsWW 11
Service number45801
Date enlisted18 March 1941
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service25th Bn NZ Infantry 7th Reinforcements
User reference11.153

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NOK: Thomas (father) Great Nth Rd, Henderson, Auckland and Caroline (mother), Waitarere Beach, Levin.

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