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Cenotaph record

Arthur Albert Woodroofe

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel W_024. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel W_024. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Albert AWMM
  • Surname
    Woodroofe AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 20820 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1941 Crete AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 20820 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.204 Carpenter/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.204
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.204
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Arthur Woodroofe was the son of Robert and Alice Woodroofe, of Matamata, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    2 June 1941 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Crete, Greece AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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