Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Alfred Carswell Marett Born 5 August 1916 - Died 14 July 2007 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 13059 AWMM Also known asFred AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Major/Military AWMM 23 Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Second Lieutenant Alfred Carswell Marett, Auckland Weekly News, 10 February 1943. Sir Ge … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAlfred Carswell AWMM SurnameMarett AWMM Ingoa Also known asFred AWMM Service numberWWII 13059 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth5 August 1916 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM 6 Hayward St., Dunedin AWMM WW2 Pre 1945 AWMM 6 Haywood St., Dunedin AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mr. H.T. Marett, 30 Neidpath Rd., Mornington, Dunedin (father) AWMM WW2 Mr. H.T. Marett, 30 Neidpath Rd., Mornington, Dunedin (f) AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignGreece AWMM North Africa AWMM Italy AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 13059 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsQueen's Service Medal (QSM) AWMM QSM. 1991 AWMM Military Cross (MC) AWMM 25 January 1943 AWMM The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Marrett, Alfred Carswell. (Ref. WO 373/23/348). Military Cross. AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM 26 Infantry Battalion 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 notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Wounded 23 October 1942 AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 Major/Military AWMM 23 Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Rewa; father of Karen and Warren.Maj A. C. Marett, MC; Wellington; born NZ 5 Aug 1916; warehouseman; wounded 23 Oct 1942. (Source: Ross, A. 23 Battalion. p.185.)Later President of the 23 Battalion Association. Source: Obituary. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death14 July 2007 AWMM Age 90 AWMM Fendalton, Christchurch 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, 16 July 2007Obituary: The Press, 21 July 2007 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Alfred Carswell Marett by laying a poppy. Robert Henry Marendaz Simeon Marenzi Alfred Carswell Marett Allan John Marett Cecil George Marett Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Alfred Carswell Marett Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksRoss, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-23Ba.html Sources Used 'The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.' (London Gazette, 25 January 1943, p.525.). Military Cross. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35879/supplements/525 Further Reference The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Marrett, Alfred Carswell. (Ref. WO 373/23/348). Military Cross. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7360556 Further Reference 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 316 AWMM Taylor, A. (1998). The New Zealand roll of honour : New Zealanders who have served their country in peace and war : 150 years, 1845-1995. Auckland, N.Z.: Roll of Honour Publications. AWMM Taylor, A. (1998).pp. 677. AWMM Ross, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM pp.185, 186, 190, 198, 206, 218, 245, 254, 265, 269, 270, 280, 329, 343, 360, 433, 437, 443, 448, 457, 458, 460, 461, 462, 463, 477, 478. AWMM Roger Sommerville, ed., Moss's war 1941-1988: new worlds and lives on hold, Tokoroa, N.Z.: Creative Vision NZ AWMM Norton, F. (1952). 26 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. 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