Search results Next record Previous record Māori Basil William Greenstreet Born 22 August 1919 - Died 9 December 2008 PDF Key details Service number63246 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Armoured Corps, Divisional Cavalry, Long Range Desert Group AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Basil William Greenstreet, ribbons, sleeve patch, beret hat badge - This image may be subj … Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesBasil William AWMM SurnameGreenstreet AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number63246 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth22 August 1919 AWMM AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 19 December 1940 AWMM 27 Kensington Avenue, Balmoral, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationGlazier/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMr W. Greenstreet (father), 27 Kensington Avenue, Balmoral, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 18 March 1941 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Dodecanese Islands (Oct. 1943-July 1944) AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number63246 AWMM Military service6th Field Battery AWMM Long Range Desert Group AWMM Long Range Desert Group L.R.D.G. Membership Roll February 1970. EPH-W2-11-27. 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 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 19 December 1940 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Glazier/Civilian AWMM AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Aorangi AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM 45th Field Battery AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Vessel was Aquitania AWMM Long Range Desert Group 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 notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 12 December 1945 AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Armoured Corps, Divisional Cavalry, Long Range Desert Group AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Nola; father of Alan, Beverly, Brian, MaryLife Member and past President Eden-Roskill Returned Services AssociationCenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 1998 AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death9 December 2008 AWMM Age 89 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryWaikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Ash Burial K Row Plot 168 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath Notice:New Zealand Herald, 10 December 2008 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Basil William Greenstreet by laying a poppy. William Elmore Greenslade George William Greensmith Basil William Greenstreet Dennis Nelson Greenstreet Doris Greenstreet Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Basil William Greenstreet Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Membership Roll L.R.D.G. Library / Pictorial › ephemera 107314 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksAuckland Council. West (Waikumete) burial and cremation records search http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/cemeteries/Pages/westcemeterysearch.aspx Sources Used Auckland Council. West (Waikumete) burial and cremation records search http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/cemeteries/Pages/westcemeterysearch.aspx Sources Used DocumentsThe New Zealand Herald AWMM 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. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 184 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 9: WW2 159 AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Death Notice:New Zealand Herald, 10 December 2008 AWMM L.R.D.G. Membership Roll February 1970. Long Range Desert Group (N.Z. Association). Auckland Museum EPH-W2-11-27. AWMM O'Carroll, B. (2000). The Kiwi scorpions : the story of the New Zealanders in the Long Range Desert Group. Devon, England: Token Publishing. AWMM Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. 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. 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