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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Leopold Busby |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Leopold |
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| Surname: |
Busby |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
801608 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Farm hand |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs L. Busby (mother), Herekino, Far North, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
c/o S. Busby, Pukepoto, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Kaitaia |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 14 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 16 |
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| Campaigns: |
Italy |
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| Last Unit Served: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Italy |
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| Date of Death: |
10 April 1945 |
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| Age at Death: |
22 |
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| Year of Death: |
1945 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Faenza War Cemetery, Italy |
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| Grave Reference: |
IV. G. 8. |
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| Memorial Name: |
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of Simon and Lizzie Busby, of Kaitaia. |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Weekly News |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944)
- 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
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