William Denis McCarthy

Forenames

William Denis AWMM

Surname

McCarthy AWMM

Service number

WWII 12030 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 Dargaville AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs E.B. Froggart, (ex wife), Koutu Hokianga. AWMM

Relationship status

Divorced/WWII AWMM
Mrs E.B. Froggart AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Sinai & Palestine AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 12030 AWMM

Military service

• New Zealand Army Service Corps, 4th Reserve Mechanical Transport Company AWMM
• B Force, 8th Brigade, New Zealand 3rd Division AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Labourer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 3

Embarkation details

WW2 Driver/Military 2NZEF Nom Roll 3 2 Division Army Service Corps (A.S.C.) Reinforcements 2NZEF Nom Roll 3 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Driver/Military AWMM
New Zealand Army Service Corps, Reserve Mechanical Transport Company AWMM

• William McCarthy was the son of Denis and Margaret McCarthy, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM
• Died of Gangrene.
  Public - Colin - Direct descendant - 20 July 2016 - Death Certificate

Death

23 Jun 1942 AWMM
Age  29 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel AWMM R. 42. AWMM

Memorial name

• Roll of Honour, Northern Wairoa RSA, Dargaville AWMM
• 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/2220014
Sources Used

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.284
• 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.
  p.213
• Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls B-force 8th infantry brigade group [New Zealand Military Forces - "B" Force - Embarkation Roll]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1421 (R22440171)
• Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. 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.
• Henderson, J. (1954). RMT: official history of the 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs.