Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Gerald Gilmore Geoffrey Griffiths Born 14 September 1925 PDF Key details Service numberNZ44485 AWMM Also known asBill AWMM Griff AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Aircraftman/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, G. Griffiths age 19, 1944. "Boy in a man's uniform". Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesGerald Gilmore Geoffrey AWMM SurnameGriffiths AWMM Ingoa Also known asBill AWMM Griff AWMM Service numberNZ44485 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionPresbyterian, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth14 September 1925 AWMM Putaruru, Waikato AWMM Putaruru, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupationSchool Master/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMrs Emma Jane Griffiths (mother) AWMM Relationship statusPre 9 December 1944 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign07 Aug 1942-9 February 1943 Guadalcanal AWMM New Britain AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberNZ44485 AWMM Military service12 Servicing Unit AWMM 30 Servicing Unit AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Active service during time of war outside NZ waters AWMM Pacific Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Coronation Medal 1953 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingGround Training Unit (Harewood East, and E & W School, Wigram) AWMM Maintenance Wing, Whenuapai AWMM BDRP No. 1 Port Depot, Remuera AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 28 January 1944 AWMM Age 18 AWMM Student/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was RNZAF Hastings AWMM Aircraftman/Military AWMM Base Depot Reinforcement Pool (BDRP), Remuera, Auckland AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM In hospital for one week in Regimental Aid Post with an ear infection AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 24 November 1945 AWMM Aircraftman/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Student at Seddon Memorial Technical College in Auckland, Educated at Auckland University graduating with a BA in English.Returned from war on the SS WahinePost-war service: selected for return sea voyage to UK to attend and participate in Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Gerald Gilmore Geoffrey Griffiths by laying a poppy. Gerald David Griffiths Gerald Gilmore Griffiths Gerald Gilmore Geoffrey Griffiths Gordon Ivan Griffiths Gordon Neil Ross Griffiths Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Gerald Gilmore Geoffrey Griffiths Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Gerald Gilmore Geoffrey Griffiths photographs Library / Pictorial › photography 2003.11.1-10 Sources Sources Contribute › External links DocumentsGerald Gilmore Geoffrey Griffiths photographs 1944-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira PH-2003-11. 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 Search results Next record Previous record