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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Walker Culling Brunton |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Walker Culling |
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| Surname: |
Brunton |
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| Also Known As: |
Walter |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
26654 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Driver |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs S. Brunton (mother), Kaukapakapa, Rodney, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Kaukapakapa, Rodney, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Whangarei |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
29 Battalion |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 3 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 61 |
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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: |
27 October 1942 |
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| Age at Death: |
36 |
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| Year of Death: |
1942 |
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| Cemetery Name: |
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt |
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| Grave Reference: |
Zealand V. G. 6. |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of Herbert William and Sarah Ann Brunton, of Hatuma, Hawke's Bay |
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| Additional Information: |
- Listed as Walker Culling Brunton by CWGC and also the Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945
- Listed as Walter on Nominal Roll 3
- Next of kin listed in the Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 as Mrs S. Brunton and by CWGC as son of Herbert William and Sarah Ann Brunton, of Hatuma, Hawke's Bay
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