James Russell Page
Born 10 May 1908 - Died 22 May 1985
- Service number
- WWII 1524 AWMM
- Malaya 30014 AWMM
- Also known as
- Rusty Page AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Brigadier/Military AWMM New Zealand Joint Services Liaison Staff, Canberra AWMM
- War
About
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- Forenames
- James Russell AWMM
- Surname
- Page AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Rusty Page AWMM
- Service number
- WWII 1524 AWMM
- Malaya 30014 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Images
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About birth
- Birth
- 10 May 1908 AWMM
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- Address before enlistment
- WW2 Mayfair Flats, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
- Malaya Wellington AWMM
- Post war occupation
- Regular soldier/Civilian AWMM
- Next of kin
- WW2 Mrs B. P. Page (wife), Mayfair Flats, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 27 Aug 1940 AWMM Married AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
- Greece AWMM
- North Africa AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWII 1524 AWMM
- Malaya 30014 AWMM
- Military service
- Served as Adjutant at Fort Dorset, 1935. AWMM
- Northern Military District (NMD) NZ AWMM
- Army Headquarters AWMM
- New Zealand Personnel returning from Australia AWMM
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) AWMM
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
DSO: NZ Gazette, 21 September 1944. Citation: "This officer has commanded 26 (NZ) Battalion since its formation in May 1940. He led it in action during the Greek Campaign with marked success and again during the campaign in Libya ... On the night 26/27 November [1941] the Battalion undertook another night advance against the strongly held enemy positions on the escarpment [at Sidi Rezegh]. There was a very large number of machine and anti-tank guns in the enemy position and both class of weapons were used with deadly effect against our troops. The nature of the attack and the time at which it was launched precluded any opportunity of supporting it by Artillery and machine-gun fire. The enemy gunners remained in action at their posts until our infantry had advanced literally right up to the muzzles of the guns and the battle was certainly the fiercest that this Brigade has ever experienced. Lieutenant Colonel Page was in the forefront of the attack and in the course of it he was very severely wounded. His magnificent courage and leadership were the outstanding factors which contributed to the great success which was achieved. Throughout all these operations Lieutenant Colonel Page was an inspiration to all his troops and to the whole Brigade Group. In every action he was everywhere on the battlefield. His cheerfulness under very trying circumstances, his utter disregard of danger, his indomitable determination to win and the skill with which he disposed of his forces were over and over again responsible for the very fine achievements of the battalion he commanded." AWMM - 1939-1945 Star AWMM
- Africa Star AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- Coronation Medal 1953 AWMM
- New Zealand Operational Service Medal AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- Attended Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1927-30. AWMM
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- Soldier/Military AWMM
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Vessel was Orcades AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
Wounded 27 November 1941 at Sidi Rezegh. AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- 1963 AWMM Brigadier/Military AWMM
New Zealand Joint Services Liaison Staff, Canberra AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Page represented New Zealand as an All Black during the 1931, 1932, 1934, and 1935 seasons. He served as captain during the 1934 All Black tour of Australia. He represented Wellington during these seasons as well.
Commanding Officer (CO) of 26 Battalion, 15 May 1940 - 27 November 1941.
After being wounded on 27 November 1941, Page was invalided back to NZ.
Inspector of training, NZ, August 1942.
Stationed at Army HQ, January 1943.
Commandant of NZ Northern Military District (NMD), 1950-52.
Adjutant-General at Army HQ, 1952.
Quartermaster General (QMG), 1956.
NZ Joint Services Liaison Canberra, 1960. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 22 May 1985 AWMM
Age 77 AWMM - Date of death
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-26Ba.html
Sources Used - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-004509.html
Further Reference - New Zealand Rugby. Website. All Blacks A to Z.
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/atoz.asp?group=A
Further Reference
- Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy
- 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.
WW2 3: WW2 363 - Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors.
- FARELF Nominal Roll Part 2 1962-1963- Archives New Zealand, Wellington, CAJN CH189/Box70 41/4/11 (R21234083)
- Coronation Medals 1953 - Nominal Roll. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R21681744)
- 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.
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