Grave of Edith and David MILNE & memorial to son Arthur - died WW2

Edith MILNE

Died 30 March 1927

Aged 45 years

And her husband

David MILNE

Died 1 February 1945

Aged 69 years

Occu: Retired cleaner

Also memorial to their son

Arthur Leslie

Died on active service

21 Sept 1942 aged 24 years

 

 

Damage due to earthquakes

 

Arthur

Died 21 September 1942 aged 24

Buried: Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya

His along with 10 other New Zealanders headstones in the cemetery were badly damaged due to vandalism in 2012.

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objecti...

and

www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&obje...

They have since been replaced.

 

2NZEF

NZASC, Reserve Mechanical Transport Company

Military service number: 15071

Occupation before enlist: Upholsterer

 

His Cenotaph database record:

muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/29792.detail?O...

 

His Commonwealth War Grave Commission record:

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2064256/MILNE,%20ARTH...

 

 

SOURCES:

~Christchurch City Council Cemetery database

 

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