Private

John Whare

Conflict: 
WW2
References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

During the Crete campaign, the Germans dropped paratroopers in Maleme airfield.On the second day, 12 Planeloads landed along the Platanias river and D Company had the job of disposing of them. A numb... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
39760
Name:
John Whare
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs N. Whare (mother), Pakipaki, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Pakipaki, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
23 May 1941
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
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