Cenotaph ID:
18427
Rank Last Held:
Lieutenant Colonel
Forenames:
Joseph Norris
Surname:
Peart
Alias:
Joseph Norriss Peart
Serial Number:
2571
Date of Birth:
11 February 1900
Place of Birth:
Collingwood, Nelson, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
School teacher
Age at Death:
42
Date of Death:
04 September 1942
Location of Cemetery/Memorial:
Egypt
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Cemetery Name:
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Memorial Name:
Auckland Domain, an Olive Tree (Olea europaea) planted close to the Auckland War Memorial Museum in the grounds of the Auckland Domain commemorates those who fought on Crete in 1941.
First Rank:
Major
Last Unit Served:
26 Infantry Battalion
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