Lieutenant

Arnold Freeman Widdowson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Lillian May Widdowson, and stepson of H. Y. Widdowson, O.B.E., of Feilding, Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Rita Widdowson, of Edinburgh, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Biographical Notes:

Killed in action at Miteirya Ridge.

Public Contributions:

Arnold married Margaret Elizabeth Husband Smith 07 February 1942 at St Andrew's Church of Scotland, Cairo, Egypt. She was a Scottish nursing sister in Cairo. He was killed at El Alamein just 6 months... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4128
Name:
Arnold Freeman Widdowson
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 22 (Motor) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 October 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. G. 12.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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