Gunner

Victor Basil Silbery

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Oscar Silbery, J.P., and Leah Ellen Silbery, of Petone, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Maggie Parnell-Robinson
Relationship to casualty: Niece
Victor was born on the 8th November 1917 . Worked at the Self Help Grocery store in Wellington and Lower Hutt and was working as the manager of the Petone branch when he was called up to the army . V... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
66165
Name:
Victor Basil Silbery
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
08 November 1917
Place of Birth:
Petone, Wellington, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr O. Silbery (father), 7 Elizabeth Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
7 Elizabeth Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Grocery manager
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
26 February 1942
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
14. K. 24.
Cemetery Location: 
Libya
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