Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Geoffrey Oswald Wake Died 9 April 1978 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 83042 AWMM Also known asGeoff AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Driver/Military Cenotaph Data Entry Form Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Public Relations Service Cenotaph Data Entry Form WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Street portrait of Andrew Todd, unidentified soldier and Geoff Wake on leave in Florence, Italy. Ima … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesGeoffrey Oswald AWMM SurnameWake AWMM Ingoa Also known asGeoff AWMM Service numberWWII 83042 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Transcribed letters (WORD, 31.5 KB) Letters to home, written by Geoffrey Wake, during the Italian Campaign. Public - Sally - Direct descendant - 16 May 2016 - family held Report Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 55 Shakespeare Road, Napier AWMM Post war occupationSolicitor/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mr. Hugh Godfrey Wake (father), 35 Weka Street, Fendalton, Christchurch AWMM Relationship statusPre 1943 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign3 September 1943 AWMM Invasion of Italy AWMM Allied invasion of Italy, was the Allied landing on mainland Italy on September 3, 1943 AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 83042 AWMM Military serviceNew Zealand Army Service Corps, 4 Reserve Mechanical Transport Company AWMM Territorials Cenotaph Data Entry Form Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Italy Star AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 20 January 1942 Cenotaph Data Entry Form Age 34 AWMM Civil servant/Civilian Cenotaph Data Entry Form Napier, Hawkes Bay Cenotaph Data Entry Form Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Dominion Monarch AWMM Driver/Military Cenotaph Data Entry Form 2 Division Army Service Corps (A.S.C.) Reinforcements Cenotaph Data Entry Form Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes5 December 1943 AWMMWounds Diseases Etc., WWII AWMM Wounded in Italy, discharged from 1NZ Gen. Hosp., Middle East 4/01/1944 AWMM Jun 1945 AWMMWounds Diseases Etc., WWII AWMM Italy 17-20 June AWMM Eye colour, WWII AWMM Grey AWMM Hair colour, WWII AWMM Dark Brown AWMM Height, WWII AWMM 5 Feet 9 Inches AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 20 August 1946 AWMM Driver/Military Cenotaph Data Entry Form Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Public Relations Service Cenotaph Data Entry Form Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death9 April 1978 Cenotaph Data Entry Form Age 70 AWMM Levin, Manawatu-Wanganui Cenotaph Data Entry Form Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryThe Avenue Cemetery, Avenue North Road, Levin AWMM Plaque: R.S.A. Block, Ashes Plot 44 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryLevin Chronicle 10 April 1978The Dominion Post 10 April 1978 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Geoffrey Oswald Wake by laying a poppy. Archibald Armstrong Wake Cecil Barry Wake Geoffrey Oswald Wake Herbert Mervyn Stanley Wake Hereward Langdale Wake Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Geoffrey Oswald Wake Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksHorowhenua District Council Burial and Cremation Records search online http://www.horowhenua.govt.nz/Services/Cemeteries/Cemetery-Search-Results/?record=542 Sources Used DocumentsArmoury Cenotaph File AWMM Cenotaph Data Entry Form AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.132 AWMM Dominion Post AWMM Death notice:10/04/1978 AWMM Henderson, J. (1954). RMT: official history of the 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 16 May 2016SallyNew ZealandDirect descendant The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record