Search results Next record Previous record English Māori George Leyon Randall Aker Born 29 January 1918 - Died 6 May 2012 PDF Key details Service number43440 AWMM Also known asRandall AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Warrant Officer Class 2 AWMM New Zealand Divisional Headquarters AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrai, in uniform taken in 1942, Cairo - This image may be subject to copyright Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesGeorge Leyon Randall AWMM SurnameAker AWMM Ingoa Also known asRandall AWMM Service number43440 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionMethodist, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth29 January 1918 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 16 April 1941 AWMM Paget Street, Coromandel, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationTeaching-Inspector of Schools, Education Department/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationReverend C. Aker (father), Paget Street, Coromandel, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 27 June 1941 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignNorth Africa AWMM Italy AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number43440 AWMM Military serviceSchool cadets AWMM 5 New Zealand Field Ambulance AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM Italy Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM MiD. for distinguished service. AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingTrentham, 2 months 10 days AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 16 April 1941 AWMM Age 22 AWMM School teacher/Civilian AWMM Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 HMT 29 AWMM Vessel was Aquitania AWMM Private AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps, 6 Medical Reinforcements AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW2 Sidi Rezegh, Western Desert AWMM 1941 AWMM Captured near Sidi Rezegh, Libya AWMM WW2 Libya, North Africa AWMM Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation detailsEscaped whilst marching towards Tripoli AWMM POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDental, Unknown Period AWMM Upper denture AWMM Other, Unknown Period AWMM Reading spectacles AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Dengue fever, admitted to 1 NZ CCS Syria and 1 NZ Convalescent Depot, Palestine AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 20 December 1945 AWMM End of war AWMM Warrant Officer Class 2 AWMM New Zealand Divisional Headquarters AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of AudreyOf Norwegian ancestryMr Aker was captured near Sidi Rezegh and held prisoner for 1 week. While he was being marched to Tripoli they were shelled by Allied artillery and he managed to escape to Allied lines; he therefore was never officially a POW.Total service 4 years 269 days. Served overseas from 27 June 1941 to 18 September 1945. Served in New Zealand from 16 April 1941 to 26 June 1941 and 19 September 1945 to 20 December 1945.Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 1999 AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death6 May 2012 AWMM Age 94 AWMM Manurewa, Manukau City AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryManukau Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Crematorium (Papatoetoe Cemetery), 357 Puhinui Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath notice: New Zealand Herald, 8 May 2012 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember George Leyon Randall Aker by laying a poppy. Minerva Selwa Akel Rakapa Akena George Leyon Randall Aker Alan Hugh Akers Arthur William Akers Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of George Leyon Randall Aker Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External links DocumentsThe New Zealand Herald AWMM 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. AWMM WW2 4: WW2 7 AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 8 May 2012 AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM 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. 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