Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database

Full Name

Private Johnny Manuel

Rank Last Held

Private

Forename(s)

Johnny

Surname

Manuel

Also Known As

John

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

62648

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Private

Occupation before Enlistment

Labourer

Next of Kin

Mr H. Manuel (father), Rangitukia, New Zealand

Marital Status

Single

Enlistment Address

Rangitukia, New Zealand

Military District

Ruatoria

Body on Embarkation

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 4

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 236

Last Unit Served

28 (Maori) Battalion

Place of Death

Western Desert

Date of Death

15 December 1941

Age at Death

Year of Death

1941

Cause of Death

Killed in action

Cemetery Name

Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya

Grave Reference

6. C. 12.

Memorial Name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories

Biographical Notes

Johnny Manuel was the son of Robert and Tira Manuel, of Rangitukia, Auckland, New Zealand.

Further References

28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. URL: http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Portrait published in Soutar (2008)
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

Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941.) Wellington: Blundell Bros. Ltd.,Printers. 1941
Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.