Cenotaph : 36285

Cenotaph ID: 
36285
Rank Last Held: 
Major General
Forenames: 
William George
Surname: 
Gentry
Serial Number: 
40002
Date of Birth: 
20 February 1899
Place of Birth: 
Walthamstow, Essex, England
Enlistment Address: 
Army Headquarters, Wellington, New Zealand|Defence Department, Wellington, New Zealand|Army Department, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Soldier|Soldier|Soldier
Embarkation Body: 
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon|Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)|Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Date: 
5/1/1940
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Egypt
Nominal Roll Number: 
WW2 1|WW2 12|WW2 14
Page on Nominal Roll: 
WW2 64|WW2 64|WW2 34
Age at Death: 
92
Date of Death: 
13 October 1991
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
First Rank: 
Major|Lieutenant Colonel|Brigadier
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A.N. Gentry (wife), 52 Kings Crescent, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand|Mrs A.N. Gentry (wife), 52 Kings Crescent, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand|Mrs A.N. Gentry (wife), 52 Kings Crescent, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status: 
Married|Married|Married
Last Unit Served: 
9 Infantry Brigade

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