Ray Amoore

Forenames

Ray AWMM

Surname

Amoore AWMM

Service number

266306 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Tirau, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mr P.G. Amoore (father), Gate Pa, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Tunisia AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

266306 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Dairy Factory Hand/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM Infantry Reinforcements AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
24 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM

Ray Amoore was the son of Philip George and Olive Amoore, of Tirau, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Death

26 Mar 1943 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM XI. F. 22. AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Roll of Honour, Tirau District 1939 - 1945, Tirau Museum, Tirau, New Zealand AWMM
• Mount Albert Grammar School, Alberton Ave, Mount Albert Auckland 1025 AWMM

Related objects

External links

• NZ Museums: Tirau Museum
  http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3158
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2182421
  Sources Used

References

• Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 9: WW2 8
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia.