Corporal

John Arthur Elkington

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John Arthur Elkington and of Wetekia Elkington (nee Ruruka), of Nelson, New Zealand; husband of Urutahi A. Elkington, of Nelson.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
62803
Name:
John Arthur Elkington
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. Te H. Elkington (wife), 66 Washington Road, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Madsen, French Pass, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Motor engineer
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
02 November 1942
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
43
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. A. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
John Arthur Elkington
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