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Fred Collier Cuff

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Fred & Daisy Cuff with son Albert (16yrs) and Patrica (13yrs). Photo taken on in South Africa new years day 1933

The Cuff Family

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Fred Collier AWMM
  • Surname
    Cuff AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 85518 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 September 1883 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    12th September 1883 Public - Joy - Direct descendant - 18 April 2017 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Littleover, Christchurch Public - Joy - Direct descendant - 18 April 2017 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
    Fred Collier Cuff was the 7th and youngest child of Albert Cuff and Ellen Lucy Cuff (nee Cole). Public - Joy - Direct descendant - 18 April 2017 - Family papers
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM Whakatane, New Zealand AWMM
    • 34 Laurence St
      Ponsonby
      Auckland Public - Joy - Direct descendant - 18 April 2017 - Military Personnel File
  • Post war occupation
    Marine and Civil Engineer. He worked in South Africa, Malaya and other countries on engineering proj Public - Joy - Direct descendant - 18 April 2017 - Military Personnel File
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Daisy Cuff
    34 Laurence St
    Ponsonby
    Auckland Public - Joy - Direct descendant - 18 April 2017 - Family papers
  • Relationship status
    Married Daisy Smith on 23rd June 1914 Public - Joy - Direct descendant - 18 April 2017 - Family papers

Service

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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    WWI 85518 AWMM
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    Marine and Civil Engineer. Public - Joy - Direct descendant - 18 April 2017 - Family papers
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    • Not listed on the Nominal Rolls. Listed as Reserves on NZSG WW1 index (2002) AWMM
    • Fred Collier Cuff was born 12 September 1883 at his family home called Littleover, Pages Road in New Brighton Christchurch. He was the seventh and youngest child of Albert Cuff and Ellen Lucy Cuff (nee Cole).
      In 1914 Fred married Daisy Smith and in 1916 they had a son Albert Collier. Fred was was a Marine and Civil engineer and had been working
      in East Coast Co-op Freezing co Whakatane before moving to Ponsonby in Auckland.
      The Military Personnel Files shows that under the Military Service Act he had been Ballot to the Military Force on 18.7.1918. Fred had been in the Military Trentham station for four months before demobilisation on 21.11.1918.
      Fred and Daisy had a daughter Patrica in 1919. He worked in South Africa, Malaya and other countries on engineering projects taking his family with him.
      Fred later remarried Olive Scott and they retired and settled in Whangarei. Fred died 19th Oct.1969 Public - joy - Direct descendant - 19 April 2017 - Military files and Family papers
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Death

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  • Death
    19 October 1969 Public Source
  • Date of death
    19.10.1969 Public - joy - Direct descendant - 19 April 2017 - family paper
  • Age at death
    86 Public - joy - Direct descendant - 19 April 2017 - family paper
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  • A lovely and warm, well respected great uncle by his nieces.
    Public - joy - Direct descendant - 19 April 2017
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