Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database

Full Name

William Macken

Forename(s)

William

Surname

Macken

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

68230

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Sergeant

Occupation before Enlistment

Factory hand

Next of Kin

Mrs S. Macken (wife), Awanui, New Zealand

Marital Status

Married

Enlistment Address

Awanui, New Zealand

Military District

Kaitaia

Body on Embarkation

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 11

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 83

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. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943)