Edward Allan McPhail
I whānau mai i te 31 Dec 1906 - I mate atu i te 27 Jan 1967
- Nama Hōia
- WWII 8044 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Army AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Brigadier/Military AWMM 21 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- Edward Allan AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- McPhail AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- WWII 8044 AWMM
- Ira tangata
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Pono
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Mātātuhi
Ngā tuhinga
Te whānautanga
- Whānautanga mai
- 31 Dec 1906 AWMM
- Rā i whānau mai ai
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- Wāhi Whānau
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- Tuhinga mō te whānautanga
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- Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga
- WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM Care of Bank of N.Z., Christchurch AWMM
- WW2 Pre 1944 AWMM C/o Bank of N.Z., Christchurch AWMM
- Mahi whai muri i te pakanga
- Territorial soldier/Civilian AWMM
- Uri kiritahi
- WW2 Mr. E. McPhail, care of D.E.S. McPhail, Rangiora (father) AWMM
- WW2 Mrs. P.S. McPhail, Nurses' Home, Public Hospital, Christchurch (w) AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
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Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Army AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- WWII 8044 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
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Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
DSO citation: "Lieutenant Colonel McPhail commanded 21st Battalion which was one of the attacking battalions on the night 9 April 1945 over the Senio. This position was strongly held and enemy resistance was heavy. The battalion destroyed the defences and captured 186 prisoners. Lieutenant Colonel McPhail realising that the enemy would not be able to establish himself quickly pushed on and by his initiative and personal example the battalion had cleared the enemy from the Canal di Lugo by the next day. This action allowed the next attack to take place that night and caused the complete defeat of the enemy in that sector. AWMM - Military Cross and bar (MC*) AWMM
24 Sep 1942 AWMM
The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for McPhail, Edward Alan. (Ref. WO 373/27/302). Bar to Military Cross. AWMM - 1939-1945 Star AWMM
- Africa Star AWMM
- Italy Star AWMM
- Defence Medal AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM
- Coronation Medal ER 1953 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Te urunga
- WW2 Sep 1939 AWMM
Age 32 AWMM
Banker/Civilian AWMM - Pakeke i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi i mua i te ekenga waka
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Te maha o ngā ekenga waka
- Taipitopito ekenga waka
- WW2 Private AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Mauhere o te pakanga
- Kia mau ki ngā taipitopito
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- Ngā rā i mauherehia ai
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- Rā i puta ai
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- Ngā kōrero mō te puta i te mauhere pakanga
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- Te rā i whakahokia atu ngā hōia i mauherehia ai
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- Nama motuhake mō te mauhere pakanga
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Whakapapa hauora
- Tuhinga hauora
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
Wounded 9 April 1943 AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Brigadier/Military AWMM
21 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Enlisted with 2 NZEF as a Private in 1939 but was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant with 23 Battalion in 1940
Promoted to Captain and appointed Intelligence Officer (IO) of 5 Infantry Brigade in 1942
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and served as temporary Commanding Officer (CO) of 23 Battalion, May-June 1944
Appointed permanent CO of 23 Battalion in August 1944
CO of 21 Battalion in October 1944
Returned to New Zealand in May 1945
Served with Territorial Forces after World War 2 ended
Promoted to Brigadier and appointed Commander of 3 New Zealand Infantry Brigade in 1948
Retired in 1954
Lt-Col E. A. McPhail, DSO, MC and bar, m.i.d.; Rangiora; born Wanganui, 31 Dec 1906; bank official; CO 23 Bn 6 May-10 Jun 1944, 4 Aug-13 Oct 1944; CO 21 Bn 30 Oct 1944-25 May 1945; wounded 9 Apr 1943. (Source: Borman, C.A. Divisional Signals. p.274.)
Attended Waitaki Boys' High School, Oamaru. AWMM
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 27 Jan 1967 AWMM
Age 60 AWMM - 27 Jan 1967 21Bn Assoc. Inc. Records. MS-2008-42.
- 27 Jan 1967 AWMM
- Rā i mate ai
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- Pakeke i te matenga
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- Wāhi Mate
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- Te momo matenga
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- Tuhipoka mō te matenga
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- Urupā
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- Ingoa o te urupā
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- Tohutoro kōhatu urupā
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- Pānui Matenga
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- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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- Tohutoro maumaharatanga
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Maumaharatanga
- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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Mea e whai hononga ai
Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- 'The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.' (London Gazette, 24 September 1942, p.4155.). Bar to Military Cross.
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35715/supplements/4155
Further Reference - 'The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the undermentioned awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.' (London Gazette, 4 November 1941, p.6358.). Military Cross.
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35333/supplements/6358
Further Reference - The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for McPhail, Edward Alan. (Ref. WO 373/27/302). Bar to Military Cross.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7362812
Further Reference - The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for McPhail, Edward Alan. (Ref. WO 373/27/302). Military Cross.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7362812
Further Reference
- 'The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.' (London Gazette, 24 September 1942, p.4155.). Bar to Military Cross.
- Ngā tuhinga
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
- 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.
pp.395, 396, 402, 404, 406, 409, 415, 418, 423, 424, 425, 427, 433, 434, 435, 436, 438. - Borman, C. (1954). Divisional Signals. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
pp.274, 275, 277, 284, 285. - Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
pp.435, 501. - McClymont, W. (1959). To Greece. Wellington, N.Z.: Department Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
pp.377, 380. - Murphy, W.E. (1961). The relief of Tobruk. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
p.467n. - Ross, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
pp.9, 49, 52, 107, 135, 339, 343, 348, 350, 354, 371, 380, 383, 386, 388, 389, 390, 391, 393, 395, 463, 474, 475, 477, 478. - Kay, R. (1967). Italy. Volume 2. From Cassino to Trieste. Dept. of Internal Affairs, Historical Publications Branch, Wellington, N.Z.
pp.52, 70, 248, 341, 382, 390n, 441, 503-4, 532, 548. - Scoullar, J. L. (1955). Battle for Egypt : the summer of 1942. Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch, Wellington, N.Z.
pp.258, 259, 278, 301. - Walker, R. (1967). Alam Halfa and Alamein. Dept. of Internal Affairs, Historical Publications Branch, Wellington, N.Z.
pp.145, 148. - Veterans' club : the comradeship and memories of Auckland's 21st infantry battalion. Auckland War Memorial Museum : Auckland. Accompanies exhibition held in the Pictorial Gallery, second floor, Auckland War Memorial Museum, 24 March-21 May 2006.
- 21 New Zealand Infantry Battalion Association Inc. Records, 1955 - 2005. Auckland War Memorial Museum. MS-2008-42.
- Coronation Medals 1953 - Nominal Roll. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R21681744)
- McDonald, K. C. (1958). A history of Waitaki Boys’ High School, 1883-1958. Christchurch [N.Z.] : Whitcombe and Tombs.
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