Captain

Reginald Mayhead

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Henry and Alice Jane Mayhead; husband of Brenda May Mayhead, of Waiuku.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"The death occurred in the Wanganui Hospital yesterday of Captain Reginald Mayhead, aged 56 years, of Waipipi. He was second in command of the Waiuku Battalion of the Home Guard, and was attending an officers' tactical course at Wanganui when he became ill. Born in England, Captain Mayhead came to New Zealand over 30 years ago to take up farming. He served on the instructional staff of the Army in New Zealand and overseas during the last war, and since then he had been farming at Waipipi. Captain Mayhead is survived by his wife and one son, who is in the Fleet Air Arm."

[New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24625, 2 July 1943, Page 4]

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
1B/26615
Name:
Reginald Mayhead
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
30 June 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
56
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
50. B.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Reginald Mayhead
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