Private
Richard
Alexander
Arbuthnott
Born in Bardmony Alyth, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Brother of
Christina Mackie (Arbuthnott) Jones, Margaret Annie (Arbuthnott) Johnstone and Mary Valentine Arbuthnott
Died
at age 31
in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Mar 2014
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Biography
Richard Arbuthnott is an Anzac who served in World War Two.
Richard Arbuthnott migrated from Scotland to New Zealand.
Richard Arbuthnott lived in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand.
Pte. Richard Alexander Arbuthnott Jr is on the
Pte. Richard Alexander Arbuthnot Jr
Died in Military Service
Private Richard Arbuthnott Died in Military Service during World War II.
Richard was born in 1911. He was the only son of Richard Alexander Arbuthnott and Mary Mackie.
When he was only a year old he emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand with his parents and sister Christina. He is listed as a passenger on the Tainui which arrived in Wellington from its last port Sydney on 24 January 1912. They were bound for Lyttelton in Canterbury.[1]
He enlisted in the 2nd World War:
- Private ARBUTHNOTT, Richard Alexander - Service No: 68904 served in the 29th Infantry Battalion
- Occupation: Farrier
- Son of Richard and Mary Arbuthnott, Balclutha
Richard died in New Zealand on the 30th October 1942 aged 31 and was buried in the Balclutha Cemetery - Grave a412.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLB3-F5Q : 10 August 2017), R Arbuthnott, 24 Jan 1912; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121167779/richard-alexander-
- Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph [[1]]
- N.Z. DEATHS - 1942/31206 - Arbuthnott Richard Alexander aged 31 years https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
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