Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database

Full Name

Ben Tucker

Forename(s)

Ben

Surname

Tucker

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

26067

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Private

Occupation before Enlistment

Labourer

Next of Kin

Mr T. Tucker (father), Lower Waiawa, New Zealand

Marital Status

Single

Enlistment Address

Lower Waiawa, New Zealand

Military District

Opotiki

Body on Embarkation

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 3

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 482

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. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941.) Wellington: E.V. Paul, Government Printer. 1941