| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
- Mrs E. Windle (mother), Post Office, Riverdale, New Zealand
- Mrs E. Windle (mother), Post Office, Riverdale, New Zealand
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| Enlistment Address |
- Post Office, Riverdale, New Zealand
- Post Office, Riverdale, New Zealand
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| Body on Embarkation |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
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| Embarkation Unit |
- 30 Battalion
- Machine Gun Battalion
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| Last Unit Served |
| 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion |
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| Cause of Death |
| Killed whilst Prisoner of War |
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| Memorial Name |
| Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt |
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| Biographical Notes |
- William Windle was the son of Denis Patrick and Elizabeth Windle of Riverside, Southland.
- He was killed when the Nino Bixio, carrying Allied prisoners, was torpedoed.
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| Sources Used |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941)
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941)
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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