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RAWSTORN, Albert John
(Service number 80114)

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Birth

Date	04/05/1898	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	37 Raymond Street, Timaru
Occupation	School teacher
Previous Military Experience	2nd South Canterbury Regiment - still serving
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mr J. RAWSON (father), 37 Raymond Street, Timaru
Religion	Presbyterian
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Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Death

Date	21 March 1974	Age	76 years
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Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Cremated Bay of Plenty Crematorium, Tauranga
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Albert John Rawstorn was the son of John and Louisa (née Naumann) Rawstorn. In 1921 Albert married Grace Mignonette Blathwayt who suvived him.

Sources

NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [29 December 2016]; Bay of Plenty Crematorium, Tauranga records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [29 December 2016]

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