Dennis Dryden Tuffley

Male Abt 1919 - 1943  (~ 24 years)


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  • Name Dennis Dryden Tuffley 
    Born Abt 1919  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service Bef 1943 
    • FULL NAME Dennis Drydon Tuffley
      RANK LAST HELD Private
      ALSO KNOWN AS Desmond
      WAR World War II, 1939-1945
      SERIAL NO. 37849
      GENDER Male
      FIRST KNOWN RANK Private
      OCCUPATION BEFORE ENLISTMENT Labourer
      NEXT OF KIN Mrs H. Tuffley (mother), 36 Maitland Street, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
      MARITAL STATUS Single
      ENLISTMENT ADDRESS 162 Etttick Street, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
      MILITARY DISTRICT Invercargill
      BODY ON EMBARKATION Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
      EMBARKATION UNIT
      New Zealand Medical Corps Reinforcements
      NOMINAL ROLL NUMBER
      WW2 3
      PAGE ON NOMINAL ROLL
      WW2 482
      CAMPAIGNS
      Italy
      LAST UNIT SERVED
      New Zealand Medical Corps, 6Field Ambulance
      PLACE OF DEATH
      Italy
      DATE OF DEATH
      14 August 1943
      AGE AT DEATH 24
      YEAR OF DEATH 1943
      CEMETERY NAME Milan War Cemetery, Italy
      GRAVE REFERENCE II. A. 9.
      BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES Dennis Tuffley was the son of Dennis and Helena Tuffley, of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
      ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Forename listed as Desmond on the Nominal Roll
      SOURCES USED Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941)
      Source Auckland War Museum Cenotaph Record
    Died 14 Aug 1943  Italy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Milan War Cemetery, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18409  Frost Family
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2014 

    Father Dennis Tuffley,   b. 03 Oct 1898, Popotunoa, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1973, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Helena Grieve,   b. Apr 1895, Popotunoa, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1959, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married Abt 1920  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F6864  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1920/5406 (Reliability: 3).
      Helena Grieve
      Dennis Tuffley