Auckland War Memorial Museum - McRae-Alfred-Edward-World-War-II,-1939-1945

Full Name

Alfred Edward McRae

Forename(s)

Alfred Edward

Surname

McRae

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

4500

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Corporal

Occupation before Enlistment

Public Works Department

Next of Kin

Mrs Hazel McRae (wife), Ohinemutu, New Zealand

Marital Status

Married

Enlistment Address

Ohinemutu, New Zealand

Military District

Rotorua

Body on Embarkation

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion, Headquarters

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 2

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 123

Additional Information

changed next of kin from sister to wife (grandson came in to correct mistake)

Further References

28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. URL: http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz
Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy URL: http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html

Sources Used

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940)