William Lionel Alder

Forenames

William Lionel AWMM

Surname

Alder AWMM

Also known as

Lionel AWMM

Service number

WWII 60810 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

25 Dec 1916 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM 6 Water Street, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs L M Alder (mother), 6 Water Street, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 60810 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 08 Jan 1941 AWMM Storeman/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 New Zealand Artillery, 14 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Gunner/Military AWMM
New Zealand Artillery, 14 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment AWMM

Son of Arthur Richard Alder and of Lily Maud Alder (nee Duncan) of Opotiki, Bay of Plenty.

Worked for Shell at the Auckland Installation from 1939. Enlisted in 1941, and joined the anti-aircraft training regiment as a gunner. Posted to G Troop, 43rd Battery, 14th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment. After training Lionel sailed for Egypt in April 1941, and was engaged in the Egyptian, Libyan, and Italian campaigns as a gunner. AWMM

Death

13 Feb 1944 AWMM
Age  28 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Cassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI. F. 5 AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2607947
Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.