Search results Next record Previous record Māori Martin Philip McDermott Born 25 December 1921 - Died 20 June 2015 PDF Key details Service number376066 AWMM Also known asPeter McDermott AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Lieutenant/Military AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesMartin Philip AWMM SurnameMcDermott AWMM Ingoa Also known asPeter McDermott AWMM Service number376066 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChristian Science AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth25 December 1921 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 1 June 1941 AWMM c/o Horotiu Freezing Works, Horotiu AWMM Post war occupationFreezing Industry Employee/Civilian AWMM Primary Produce Exports Business (owner) AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMrs B. McDermott (wife), 5 Paora Street, Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 1 December 1943 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number376066 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Italy Star AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Jun 1941 AWMM Age 19 AWMM Wool clerk/Civilian AWMM Hamilton, Waikato AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Mooltan AWMM Private AWMM 1/11th Reinforcements 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 notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 6 foot AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Ear Damage - shell blast ( permanent pension). AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Hepatitis - admitted No. 2 NZ General Hospital, Caserta. AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 1 April 1946 AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Saw action at Cassino, Arezzo, San Michele, Rio Fontanaccio, Pisciattloi and Idice Bridge.The Auckland Museum Library's manuscripts collection holds a memoir (MS 2006/41) written by Peter McDermott describing his war service and time serving in 24 Battalion. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death20 June 2015 AWMM Age 93 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand 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 Martin Philip McDermott by laying a poppy. Leonard Stanley McDermott Louis Harold McDermott Martin Philip McDermott Montague McDermott Norman Albert Leslie McDermott Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Martin Philip McDermott Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBurdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-24Ba.html Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 13: WW2 75 AWMM McDermott, Martin Philip. War memoir entitled 'And so to...', 2003. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2006/41. AWMM Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM pp.333 - 334 AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM 22 June 2015 AWMM Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. 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. 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
