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Arthur Bernard Atkins

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:52:09+00:00
Date of birth06 April 1918
Date of death25 May 1941
Mothers nameJulia Harriet (née Williams)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameFrancis Atkins
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereSuda Bay War Cemetery, Crete. 6. D. 2
Last known residenceRushbrook Manakau, Horowhenua.
Awards1939 - 45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939 45; NZ War Medal
Place of birthGisborne, New Zealand
OccupationLabourer Freezing Works (unemployed)
Place of deathCrete
Theatres of warEgypt and Crete
SurnameATKINS
War memorialManakau
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesArthur Bernard
SchoolGisborne High School and Nelson College
WarsWW 11
Service number14732
ReligionChurch of England
Date enlisted12 July 1940
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service20th Bn New Zealand Infantry
User reference3.275

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