John Arthur Franks

Trooper · NZ #21991 · R1 Patrol

Rank	Trooper
Service number	NZ #21991
Patrol	R1 Patrol
Regiment	2nd NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment
Record	https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/147118

What this roll records

A diesel-shovel driver in civilian life; served with the 2nd NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.

Cenotaph record linked. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.

March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)

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Where this comes from

Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 2 (Embarkations to 30 Jun 1940), p.65. Unit history: Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry.

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