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Cenotaph Record
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Full Name
William Diamond Cassidy
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
William Diamond
Surname
Cassidy
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
62848
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Labourer
Next of Kin
Mr D. Cassidy (father), 13 Rewiti Avenue, Takapuna, New Zealand
Marital Status
Single
Enlistment Address
13 Rewiti Avenue, Takapuna, New Zealand
Military District
Auckland
Body on Embarkation
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Unit
28 (Maori) Battalion
Nominal Roll Number
WW2 4
Page on Nominal Roll
WW2 61
Campaigns
Tunisia
Last Unit Served
28 (Maori) Battalion
Place of Death
Tunisia
Date of Death
20 April 1943
Age at Death
26
Year of Death
1943
Cemetery Name
Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia
Grave Reference
VIII. D. 29.
Memorial Name
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
Description of Image
Headstone, EnfidavilleWar Cemetery, Tunisia (photo B. Coutts, 2009)
Further References
Sources Used
  • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941.) Wellington: Blundell Bros. Ltd.,Printers. 1941
  • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org