Raymond James McElroy

Forenames

Raymond James AWMM

Surname

McElroy AWMM

Service number

23309 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 Glenalvon, Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs. J.E. McElroy, 226 The Terrace, Wellington (mother) AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

23309 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.291 Judge's associate/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.291

Embarkation details

WW2 Second Lieutenant 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.291 6th Field Regiment, N.Z. Artillery 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.291 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Captain/Military AWMM
New Zealand Artillery, 4 Field Regiment AWMM

Son of James and Eleanor McElroy, of Auckland City, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

17 Jul 1942 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM XXVIII. A. 9. AWMM

Memorial name

• Mount Albert Grammar School, Alberton Ave, Mount Albert Auckland 1025 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/2117333
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.291
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.