Warrant Officer Class 2

John August

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Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Roland Galento and Ngahemo, of Mongonui, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Rosie Kahukura August (nee Shepherd), of Auckland City.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
65434
Name:
John August
Rank: 
Warrant Officer Class 2
Date of Birth:
02 April 1909
Place of Birth: 
Mangonui, North Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs R. August (wife), 163 Hobson Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
163 Hobson Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Slaughterman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
02 November 1942
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. H. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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