English Māori Ralph Kenneth Grey Porter Born 22 August 1924 - Died 28 January 2007 PDF Key details Service number632047 AWMM K 30231 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarJayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Headstone, Purewa Ralph K. Porter 1924 - 2007 Artillery. Image kindly provided by John Halpin. Image … Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRalph Kenneth Grey AWMM SurnamePorter AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number632047 AWMM K 30231 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth22 August 1924 AWMM AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarJayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number632047 AWMM K 30231 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsOfficer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) AWMM MiD 1954 AWMM Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentUnknown AWMM Soldier/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsLieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, JayForce AWMM Temporary Colonel 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 rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Maureen; father of Ralph, Stuart, David.Regular Force 1943-1979 AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death28 January 2007 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath Notice: New Zealand Herald, 31 January 2007 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Ralph Kenneth Grey Porter by laying a poppy. Poata William Porter Ralph Arthur Porter Ralph Kenneth Grey Porter Raymond George Porter Raymond Thomson Porter Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Ralph Kenneth Grey Porter Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand Navy in the Korean War. Navy Museum. http://www.navymuseum.mil.nz/history/time/korean/default.htm Further Reference New Zealand in the Korean War. NZHistory online. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/korean-war Further Reference DocumentsThe New Zealand Herald AWMM McGibbon, I.C. (1992-1996). New Zealand and the Korean War (Vols. 1-2). Auckland, N.Z.; Wellington, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs. AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 16: WW2 107 AWMM McGibbon, I.C. (1992-1996). New Zealand and the Korean War (Vols. 1-2). Auckland, N.Z.; Wellington, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs. AWMM McGibbon, I.C. (1992-1996). vol. 2 p. 409 AWMM Hopkins, G. (2002). Tales from Korea : the Royal New Zealand Navy. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed. AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 31 January 2007 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
