English Māori Sydney Samuels Born 16 November 1910 - Died 13 January 2006 PDF Key details Service number66999 AWMM Also known asSam AWMM Sol AWMM 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 ForenamesSydney AWMM SurnameSamuels AWMM Ingoa Also known asSam AWMM Sol AWMM Service number66999 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionJewish AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth16 November 1910 AWMM AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 38 Forrester's Building, Albert Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs D Samuels (Mother), 31 Leven Street, Glasgow, Scotland AWMM Relationship statusPre 15 September 1941 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number66999 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Upholsterer/Civilian AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › 24th N.Z. Infantry Battalion Association Inc. newsletter (August 2002, p12) contains photograph and short article regarding his Merit Award for work on behalf of the association - "secretary in its formative years". AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death13 January 2006 AWMM Age 95 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryWaikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Hebrew Section, Block A, Row 7, Plot 45 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary 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 Sydney Samuels by laying a poppy. Rossie Samuels S. H. Samuels Sydney Samuels Tokohau Rima Samuels William John Samuels Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Sydney Samuels Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBurdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-24Ba.html Further Reference DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 5: WW2 95 AWMM Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia. AWMM 24 N.Z. Infantry Battalion Association [newsletter]. Auckland, N.Z.: The Association. AWMM 24th N.Z. Infantry Battalion Association newsletter. August 2002, Issue 135, March 2006, Issue 146 AWMM Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. 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