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Cenotaph record

Hugh Hamilton Griffiths

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Rai Valley War Memorial, 1939-1945. Image kindly provided by John Halpin, CC BY John Halpin 2012.

Rai Valley War Memorial, 1939-1945. Image kindly provided by John Halpin, CC BY John Halpin 2012.

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hugh Hamilton AWMM
  • Surname
    Griffiths AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 23445 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM Rai Valley AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. H.M. Griffiths, 6 Russell St., Nelson (father) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 23445 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.75 Lorry-driver and sawmiller 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.75
    Blenheim, Marlborough 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.75
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Rai Valley War Memorial, State Highway 6, Rai Valley, Marlborough AWMM

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Sources

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