Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Bruce William Brock Born 2 October 1914 - Died 16 October 2013 PDF Key details Service number26149 AWMM Also known asSmiler AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Temporary Major AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Bruce William Brock taken in 1940 - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesBruce William AWMM SurnameBrock AWMM Ingoa Also known asSmiler AWMM Service number26149 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth2 October 1914 AWMM Blenheim, Marlborough AWMM Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 1 September 1939 AWMM 11 Eden Crescent, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationTutor Wellington Polytechnic/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMrs F.E. Brock (wife), Lowry Bay, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 7 April 1941 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number26149 AWMM Military serviceSchool cadets 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 Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Sep 1939 AWMM Age 24 AWMM Farmer/ Civil servant/Civilian AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 14 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Chicken pox (isolated at Alexandria) AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Hepatitis - taken to Beiruth Hospital, Egypt AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Wounded in Italy, taken to Bari Hospital AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 5 July 1945 AWMM Temporary Major AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Bruce Brock was given the rank of Acting Major as he was Battery Commander 28 Battery 5 New Zealand Field Regiment at the time.Completed BSc (Canterbury), 1945, on a Rehabilitation BursaryGraduated IEE (London), M.I.P.E.N.Z. (1962) AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death16 October 2013 Dominion Post Age 99 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Bruce William Brock by laying a poppy. Patrick Lawrence Brocherie Vincent Lucien Brocherie Bruce William Brock Clinton Belmont Brock Clinton Edward Brock Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Bruce William Brock Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External links DocumentsSecond 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 42 AWMM Dominion Post AWMM 18/10/2013 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. 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
