Alan Joseph Gilroy

Forenames

Alan Joseph AWMM

Surname

Gilroy AWMM

Service number

66694 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 20 Inverary Ave., Epsom, Auckland AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs. M. Gilroy, 20 Inverary Ave., Epsom, Auckland (m) AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Western Desert AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

66694 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.79 Shop assistant/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.79

Embarkation details

WW2 Lance Corporal/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.79 Infantry Brigade 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.79 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
21 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM

Alan Gilroy was the son of Bernard and Mary Elizabeth Gilroy, Auckland. AWMM

Death

26 Oct 1942 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM XIII.G.18 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/2094127
Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.79
• Cody, J. F., & New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs War History Branch. (1953). 21 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z. : War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.