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Maurice Maxwell Robertson

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In his army uniform probably taken when he was based in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

Maurice Maxwell Robertson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Maurice Maxwell AWMM
  • Surname
    Robertson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    26118 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    28 December 1918 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 34 Almorah Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs C. Roberstson (mother), 34 Almorah Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Sir Carrick and Lady Robertson, Parents Public - John Struan - Child - 24 April 2020 - Personal knowledge
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    26118 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Student/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Rosemary; father of Carrick, Anna, John, Louise, Julia

    Maj M. M. Robertson, MC, m.i.d.; Pio Pio; born Auckland, 28 Dec 1918; agricultural student; comd 34 Bty, 7 A-Tk Regt, Feb-Jun 1945. (Source: Murphy, W.E. 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery. p.486.) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    20 September 2008 AWMM
    Age 89 AWMM
    Te Kuiti, Waikato AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 22 September 2008 AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • My Dad was very brave at such a young age to enlist for war. I was so glad that he returned from being a soldier after five long years to marry his sweet heart (our mother)and for us five children to have had such a wonderful life growing up on the farm at Paemako, Piopio
    Public - Carrick Blair - Direct descendant - 24 April 2020
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • 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 302 AWMM
    • Murphy, W. (1966). 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      pp.486, 696, 711-12, 720. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
24 April 2020Carrick BlairOkere Falls, RotoeuaDirect descendant
24 April 2020John StruanPiopioChild

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