Arthur Frederick Tepene*

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 4 April 1895, Dunedin
  • Died 27 September 1946, Bluff
  • Last rank Private
  • Service number 33262
  • Served In 22nd Reinforcements Specialist Company, Machine-Gun Section, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
  • Next of Kin Miss H. Smith (cousin), care of Mrs Hampstead, Waitaki, New Zealand; Mrs James Fife (sister), Elizabeth Street, Bluff
  • Pre-war occupation Fireman, New Zealand Government Railways
  • ReligionChurch of England
  • Enlisted18 September, 1916
  • Embarkation16 February 1917 - 2 May 1917
  • Theatres of operationWestern European 1917-1918
  • Periods of service2 years 307 days
  • Returned to New ZealandAboard S.S Maunganui, 17 May 1919
  • Discharged21 July 1919
  • AwardedBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
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