Cenotaph : 18892

Cenotaph ID: 
18892
Rank Last Held: 
Major
Forenames: 
Wilson George
Surname: 
Handley
Serial Number: 
1396
Date of Birth: 
28 December 1913
Place of Birth: 
Wanganui, New Zealand
Enlistment Address: 
Maxwell, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Farmer
Embarkation Body: 
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Date: 
1940-01-05 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Egypt (14 February 1940)
Vessel: 
Nieuw Amsterdam
Nominal Roll Number: 
WW2 1
Page on Nominal Roll: 
WW2 74
Religion: 
Church of England
Age at Death: 
73
Date of Death: 
14 February 1987
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Wanganui, Manawatu, New Zealand
Cause of Death: 
Cancer of pancreas and renal failure
Cemetery Name: 
Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui, New Zealand
Grave Reference: 
Block B, Row 8, Plot 273
First Rank: 
Lieutenant
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Ida Ruth Handley (wife), 43 Ingestre Street, Wanganui, New Zealand
Marital Status: 
Married
Last Unit Served: 
Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps, 2 Armoured Regiment

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