Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Alva Edward Steers Died 10 July 1944 PDF Key details Service number24791 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAlva Edward AWMM SurnameSteers AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number24791 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 58 Sackville Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Edna Avis Steers (wife), 2 Wainui Avenue, Point Chevalier, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number24791 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Crane driver/Civilian AWMM AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 29 Field Battery 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 notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Edward and Martha Steers of Auckland; husband of Edna Avis Steers, of Avondale AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death10 July 1944 AWMM Age 32 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryWaikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Prot. Soldiers Area G, Row 6, Grave 9 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Alva Edward Steers by laying a poppy. Reginald Bateman Steere William James Steere Alva Edward Steers Arthur Steers Furner Steers Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Alva Edward Steers Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2919654 Sources Used DocumentsSecond 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 451 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