Rowland William Griffith

Ordinary Seaman

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Rowland and May Griffith, of Auckland City; husband of T. M. Griffith, of Carrington, Wellington.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. PRESUMED DROWNED—NOW RECLASSIFIED AS DROWNED ACCIDENTALLY Benfell, Leading Radio Mechanic William Dove, Dunedin. Wilson, Ordinary Seaman Maurice Keith Frederick.Wellington. Griffith, Ordinary Seaman Rowland William, Auckland. GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21151, 20 JULY 1943, PAGE 4

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Casualty

Service Number:

6291

Name:

Rowland William Griffith

Rank:

Ordinary Seaman

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Navy

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental drowning

Date of Death:

06 July 1943

Day of Death:

Tuesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Mangere Memorial Gardens

Cemetery Reference:

S.480.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand