English Māori Ian William John Begg Born 31 August 1919 - Died 25 April 2006 PDF Key details Service number2413 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 ForenamesIan William John AWMM SurnameBegg AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number2413 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Kiwi Soldier found love in deprivations of Crete (PDF, 113.59 KB) Written by Mike Crean. Public - Ray - 12 September 2017 - Mike Crean. Report Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth31 August 1919 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 31 Burke Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr H. Begg (father), 34 Eversley Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number2413 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Electrician/Civilian AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Sapper AWMM New Zealand Engineers, 5 Field Park Company AWMM 2NZEF: 1st Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW2 Crete, Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8) WW2 POW - Stalag VIII-B (later 344), Lamsdorf, Germany 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945. 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945. Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial numberWWII 27248 AWMM Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death25 April 2006 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Ian William John Begg by laying a poppy. Henry Albert Begg Hugh Begg Ian William John Begg Isaac Williamson Davie Begg James Alexander Begg Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Ian William John Begg Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2009-8 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksObituary of Mr. Begg's wife, Marika Beggs. https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/96299047/life-story-marika-beggs-journey-from-crete-to-christchurch-for-love Obituary DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 1: WW2 16 AWMM List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 12 September 2017Ray New ZealandOther 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