Driver

Douglas Haig Elder

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas Lawson Elder and Louise Elder, of Tauranga, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
3509
Name:
Douglas Haig Elder
Rank: 
Driver
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L. Elder (mother), Cameron Road, Tauranga, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Cameron Road, Tauranga, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Plasterer's labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Army Service Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
29 June 1942
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
1. H. 20.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Douglas Haig Elder
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