English Māori Charles Levin Born 27 March 1922 - Died 12 February 2011 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 630221 AWMM Also known asChas AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankCompany Sergeant Major/Military AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait (kindly provided by the Levin family) - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesCharles AWMM SurnameLevin AWMM Ingoa Also known asChas AWMM Service numberWWII 630221 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionJewish AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth27 March 1922 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment115 Benson Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM 115 Benson Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Annie Levin (mother), 34 Merivale Avenue, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Mrs Annie Jolson (mother), 13 Pukehana Avenue, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusSingle AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignPacific AWMM Vella Lavella AWMM New Hebrides AWMM New Caledonia AWMM 07 Aug 1942-9 February 1943 Guadalcanal AWMM Solomon Islands Campaign AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 630221 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Age 18 AWMM Clothing cutter/Civilian AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM WW2 Clothing cutter/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Temporary Sergeant AWMM New Zealand Army Service Corps AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Warrant Officer Class 2 AWMM New Zealand Army Service Corps 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 Hospitalised with malaria 3 times AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Hospitalised scorpian bite AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM On return to New Zealand spent 4 weeks in hospital AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankCompany Sergeant Major/Military AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Only son of David Levin, who died very young, and Annie Levin. Annie later remarried, Harry Jolson.Husband of Valda Jacobs married in March 1948 and had two children, son David and daughter Judith.Served in New Zealand 2.5 years; then the Pacific 1.5 years and the Middle East 1.5 years.In the Middle East he was based outside Cairo, as Base Sergeant Major. Whilst there he was temporarily attached to a South African Provost Company.The war in Europe ended and he was retrained for the jungle in South East Asia.He started his own business, Elvin Clothing with the help of his stepfather, Harry Jolson, making pyjamas for Farmers and children's clothing for Caro & Jarrett.He was a Justice of the Peace in 1965 and served as a Court sitting JP from 1975 for 25 years.He was interviewed for the Jewish Oral History Project. New Zealand Jewish Soldiers Project, biographical histories, family visits by Evelyn Jaffe, Auckland War Memorial Museum AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death12 February 2011 AWMM Age 88 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryPurewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Ashes Block Z Row 1B Plot 20 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath Notice: New Zealand Herald, 14 February 2011 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameRoll of Honour, Auckland Jewish Community, WW2, Auckland Hebrew Congregation, 108 Greys Avenue, Auckland AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Charles Levin by laying a poppy. Victor Norman Levien Ambrose Patrick Levin Charles Levin Frank Anthony Levin John Percival Levin Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Charles Levin Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPurewa Cemetery and Crematorium records http://www.purewa.co.nz/search.asp Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 11: WW2 76 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 15: WW2 82 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. 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