English Māori Richard Ferris Born 25 November 1910 - Died 29 September 2008 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 61413 AWMM Also known asDick AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Captain/Military Death Notice New Zealand Artillery, 4 Field Regiment Death Notice WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRichard AWMM SurnameFerris AWMM Ingoa Also known asDick AWMM Service numberWWII 61413 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth25 November 1910 BDM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 90 Elles Road, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mr R. Ferris (father), Gorton Street, Gore, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 61413 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ TransfersNew Zealand Artillery, 6 Field Regiment AWMM Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Company secretary/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 4 Invercargill, Southland 2NZEF Nom Roll 4 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Gunner/Military 2NZEF Nom Roll 4 5th Artillery Reinforcements 2NZEF Nom Roll 4 Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 Captain/Military Death Notice New Zealand Artillery, 4 Field Regiment Death Notice Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Patrice (Pat)Father and Father-in-law to Barbara and Gavan Poff, Rosie Ferris, Cynthia and Neil Lewis, Patsie and Rodney Barltrop, Phillipa and Russell Cull, Elizabeth Ferris and Columba Boyack, Joanne and Neil Murphy and Richard and Jacqui Ferris. (Source: NZ Herald, 1/10/2008) AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death29 September 2008 Death Notice Age 98 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryGlenorchy Cemetery,Glenorchy, Otago, New Zealand AWMM Plot 4, Block 6 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryNew Zealand Herald, 1 October 2008. AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Richard Ferris by laying a poppy. Parekura Ferris Patrick Benedict Ferris Richard Ferris Robert Ferris Robert Ferris Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Richard Ferris Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linkshttps://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/ Sources Used http://www.qldc.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/ Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.114 AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Death notice AWMM Armoury Cenotaph File AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
