Erl Francis “Earl” Gorringe
Private · NZ #7834 · R1 Patrol
| Rank | Private |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #7834 |
| Patrol | R1 Patrol |
| Regiment | 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion |
| Known as | “Earl” |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C136181 |
What this roll records
Stock dealer in civilian life. Embarked/served with 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Brother of Raymond Orlando Gorringe (also LRDG), of Masterton. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Cenotaph record linked. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
On the R Patrol Nominal Roll, 31 March 1941: Trooper Gorringe E.F., 7834. Source: Brendan O'Carroll, 'R Patrol, Long Range Desert Group' (R Patrol Nominal Roll, 31 March 1941).
Full name Erl Francis (also recorded as “Earl…”). Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Stock dealer in civilian life. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 1 (Embarkations to 31 Mar 1940). Unit history: Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. External links: Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 February 1944, p.4 (Papers Past): https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAITA19440210.2.36
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