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Arthur Espie Porritt

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Sir Arthur Porritt and family. Publicity Caption Left to right: Jeremy, Lady Porritt, Jonathan, Sir Arthur Porritt, Joanna, and the household pet, Chi-Chi. Photographer Not identified. Archives NZ. Crown Copyright. Archway Item ID:R24461400.

Sir Arthur Porritt and family. Publicity Caption Left to right: Jeremy, Lady Porritt, Jonathan, Sir …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Espie AWMM
  • Surname
    Porritt AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    125494 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 August 1900 AWMM Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of birth
    1900 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 June 2022 - NZ Birth Records & attached News Item
  • Place of birth
    Wanganui, NZ Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 June 2022 - NZ Birth Records & attached News Item
  • Birth notes
    son of Ernest Edward & Elizabeth PORRITT Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 June 2022 - NZ Birth Records & attached News Item
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • France and Germany (TBC) AWMM
    • North Africa AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    125494 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Arthur Porritt was the son of Elizabeth (nee MacKenzie) and Ernest Edward Porritt (WW1 3/2251)

    Husband of Mary Frances Wynne Bond (m 1926) and Kathleen Mary Peck (m 1946)

    K.C.M.G. 1950

    K.C.V.O. 1957

    Life peer, Baron Porritt of Wanganui and Hampstead 1973

    First New Zealand born Governor General, serving as the 11th from 1967

    Officer commanding a surgical division of the RAMC at Netley AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1 January 1994 AWMM
    Age 93 AWMM
    London, England AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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    Family grave memorial, Karori Cemetery, Wellington. AWMM

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  • My uncle's war diary contains a reference to Sir Arthur Please contact me for details
    Public - Michael - Self - 6 February 2015
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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
19 June 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
06 February 2015MichaelCanadaSelf

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