James Henry Gray

Forenames

James Henry AWMM

Surname

Gray AWMM

Also known as

Henare Rangi AWMM

Service number

WWII 29903 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 Care of E.J. Cullen, Rosetta, Maungaturoto AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mr. R.J. Cullen, Te Awamutu (friend) AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 29903 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.182 Farmhand/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.182

Embarkation details

WW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.182 Infantry Reinforcements 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.182 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Capture details

WW2 POW - Stalag XVIII-D (known as Stalag 306), Marburg, Slovenia AWMM

Medical notes

• Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM
• 13 Jul 1941 AWMM Other, WWII AWMM
  Stalag 306 XVIIID. German - Dysentery. AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
24 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM

Death

13 Jul 1941 AWMM
Age  30 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed or died while a Prisoner of War AWMM

Cemetery

Belgrade War Cemetery, Yugoslavia 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/2224173
  Sources Used
• 'Roll of Honour' Te Awamutu, 13 February 1942
  https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAWC19420213.2.21
  Further Reference

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.182
• Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Deaths While Prisoner of War - Navy, Army, Air Force and Civilians [WW2 NZ POW Deaths], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAAA 7393 Box 1 (R25405152).
• Mason, W.W. (1954) Prisoners of war. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• 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.