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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Whare Beattie |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Whare |
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| Surname: |
Beattie |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
39046 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Forestry worker |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mr W. Beattie (father), Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Private Bag, Waireka No 1, Kaingaroa, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Rotorua |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 2 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 15 |
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| Campaigns: |
Western Desert |
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| Last Unit Served: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Western Desert |
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| Date of Death: |
26 August 1942 |
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| Age at Death: |
25 |
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| Year of Death: |
1942 |
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| Memorial Name: |
- Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
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| Memorial Reference: |
Column 102. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Whare Beattie was the son of Waaka Beattie and Heenikui Beattie, of Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940)
- CommonwealthWar Graves Commission URL http://www.cwgc.org
- Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
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