DONNITHORNE, Arthur Morrish
(Service number 28862)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 17/09/1892 | Place of Birth | Winchester |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Clandeboye | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | J. DONNITHORNE (father), rural delivery, via Clandeboye, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 18th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 2 March 1940 | Age | 46 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Arthur Morrish Donnithorne was born on 17 September 1893 at Winchester, South Canterbury, the son of John and Phillipa Donnithorne. He was educated at the Winchester and Seadown schools.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [13 January 2017]
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