Cenotaph : 25381

Cenotaph ID: 
25381
Rank Last Held: 
Lance Corporal
Forenames: 
Brownlie
Surname: 
Tapuke
Alias: 
Brownie
Serial Number: 
39801
Enlistment Address: 
Tolaga Bay, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Labourer
Embarkation Body: 
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon
Nominal Roll Number: 
WW2 2
Page on Nominal Roll: 
WW2 180
Age at Death: 
24
Date of Death: 
23 November 1941
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Western Desert
Cemetery Name: 
Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt
Grave Reference: 
9. D. 6
Memorial Name: 
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
First Rank: 
Private
Next of Kin: 
Mr Wilson Tapuke (father), Te Whaiti, New Zealand
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
28 (Maori) Battalion

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