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GRUHN, Arthur
(Service number 46520)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	18/06/1884	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Accountant
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mary GRUHN (mother), Avenue Street, Timaru
Religion	Methodist
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	New Zealand Armed Forces (?)	Served in
Military District

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Death

Date	26 May 1961	Age	78 years
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Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 79, Plot 771
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Arthur Gruhn was born on 18 June 1884 at Timaru, the second of the three sons of Prussian-born Christopher Gruhn and his English wife, Mary née Froggatt. he was educated at Timaru Main School, moving from the Infants Class to the Upper School after two years. His father, a fishrrman, drowned in December 1904. His brother frederick Gruhn, an insurance agent, was called up for service. Arthur died on 26 may 1961, the last survivor of this little family in New Zealand.

Sources

Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [29 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [29 June 2017]; School Admission Records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [29 June 2017]

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