Staff Sergeant

Lawrence Maxwell (Laurie) Beach

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Joseph Henry and Theresa Beach, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Lawrence Beach
My father, S Sgt Don Weaver, at Laurie's graveside, January 1944

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Christine Gibbons
Relationship to casualty: Daughter of Friend and Colleague
My father, Staff Sergeant FDP ('Don') Weaver, REME, served alongside Laurie Beach during World War 2, when they were both based in Suez. He shared a tent with him and was with him when he ... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
41802
Name:
Lawrence Maxwell (Laurie) Beach
Rank: 
Staff Sergeant
Date of Birth:
31 March 1919
Place of Birth:
Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs T Beach (mother), 13 Hornsby Road, Napier
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
13 Hornsby Road, Napier
Place of Enlistment: 
Napier, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Plumber's Apprentice
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
03 January 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
3. E. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Lawrence Maxwell (Laurie) Beach
Images
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: png gif jpg jpeg.
Files
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: txt pdf doc.