Corporal

Franklin Garfield Fruin

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Joseph Whittley and Emily Fruin, of Waiuku, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Franklin Garfield Fruin (known as Garfield) had a twin brother Francis Lincoln Fruin (known as Lincoln). They were born 11 October 1887 and were my great uncles. Their father was Joseph Whittley Frui... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25/178
Name:
Franklin Garfield Fruin
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
11 October 1887
Next of Kin: 
Mrs G Hone (sister), 55 Third Avenue, Kingsland, Auckland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Employer:
Government [NZ Railways], Kaiwarra [Kaiwharawhara, Wellington]
Unit:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
16 September 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. F. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Franklin Garfield Fruin
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