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Jack Lester Griffiths

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Jack Lester AWMM
  • Surname
    Griffiths AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    5984 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    9 April 1912 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Bank of New Zealand, Tokomaru Bay, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A.M. Griffiths (mother), 24 Agra Crescent, Khandallah, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    5984 AWMM
  • Military service
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Prisoner of war

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Biographical information

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  • ADC to General Freyberg, 1941-1945

    Brilliant All Black centre, over 4 years played 30 matches, 8 were in tests, he was Captain of the All Blacks 1936 in 2 tests against the Wallabies; in 1938 he toured Australia. As an All Black he scoured 3 tries; 14 conversions, 3 penalty goals and 1 dropped goal

    Councilor of the New Zealand Rugby Union

    Birth date is incorrectly recorded in the Star Times Obituary as 9 September 1912

    Maj J. L. Griffiths, MC, m.i.d.; Feilding; born Wellington, 9 Apr 1912; bank officer; ADC to GOC 2 NZ Div Feb 1941-Dec 1943, Jul 1944-Dec 1945. (Source: Borman, C.A. Divisional Signals. p.343.) AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    13 November 2001 AWMM
    Age 89 AWMM
    Paraparaumu, Wellington AWMM
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  • Obituary
    Obituary: McLean, T. (2001, November). A gentleman in every field. Sunday Star Times, p. C9 includes portrait in rugby kit

    Obituary: The all black "1930's, All Black Captain also a war hero. (2001, November 22). Kapiti Observer. p. 10 AWMM
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Sources

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  • References
    • Taylor, A. (1998). The New Zealand roll of honour : New Zealanders who have served their country in peace and war : 150 years, 1845-1995. Auckland, N.Z.: Roll of Honour Publications. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 71 AWMM
    • Borman, C. (1954). Divisional Signals. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      pp.343, 486-7. AWMM
    • Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      p.315. AWMM
    • Kidson, A. (1961). Petrol Company. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      p.40. AWMM
    • Scoullar, J. L. (1955). Battle for Egypt : the summer of 1942. Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch, Wellington, N.Z. AWMM
      p.99. AWMM
    • Stevens, W.G. (1962). Bardia to Enfidaville. Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch, Wellington, N.Z. AWMM
      p.116. AWMM
    • Sinclair, D. (1954). 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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