Claim: New Zealand politician Arthur Grigg was a Major in the NZEF in World War II, and he was posthumously awarded the Military Cross.
Evidence: Arthur Nattle Grigg (1896 – 29 November 1941) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was a Major in the NZEF in World War II, and was killed on 29 November 1941 when Brigadier Hargest's headquarters in Libya was overrun. He was posthumously awarded the Military Cross.