Auckland War Memorial Museum - Courtney-Walter-Mark-World-War-II,-1939-1945

Full Name

Walter Mark Courtney

Rank Last Held

Private

Forename(s)

Walter Mark

Surname

Courtney

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

39707

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Private

Occupation before Enlistment

Labourer

Next of Kin

Mrs L. Courtney (mother), Maketu, Te Puke, New Zealand

Marital Status

Single

Enlistment Address

Maketu, Te Puke, New Zealand

Military District

Tauranga

Body on Embarkation

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

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 2

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 43

Campaigns

Crete

Last Unit Served

28 (Maori) Battalion

Place of Death

Crete

Date of Death

23 May 1941

Age at Death

Year of Death

1941

Cemetery Name

Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece

Grave Reference

12. D. 15.

Memorial Name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories

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)
Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
CommonwealthWar Graves Commission URL http://www.cwgc.org

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