Ernest Edward John Lanning

Forenames

Ernest Edward John AWMM

Surname

Lanning AWMM

Service number

25234 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Baptist, Christian AWMM

Birth

10 Jul 1912 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Pre 23 Jul 1940 AWMM 12 Haven Street, Thames, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs E.M. Lanning (mother), Haven Street, Thames, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 08 Nov 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• North Africa AWMM
• El Alamein AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

25234 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• 1939-1945 Star AWMM
• Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 23 Jul 1940 AWMM
Age  28 AWMM
Coal merchant/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Temporary Sergeant AWMM 21 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

• Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  5 feet 5 inches AWMM
• Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Corporal/Military AWMM
21 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM

The son of Thomas and Elizabeth Maude Lanning, of Thames

His parents received the New Zealand Memorial Cross AWMM

Death

24 Oct 1942 AWMM
Age  30 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM II. D. 21. AWMM

Memorial name

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

Related objects

External links

• Cody, J. (1953). 21 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-21Ba.html
  Further Reference
• New Zealand Defence Force. New Zealand Memorial Cross.
  http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/category/f/f2.html
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2117029
  Sources Used

References

• 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.
  Cenotaph data entry form
• 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.
• 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.
  WW2 3: WW2 264
• Information kindly provided by family
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.