English Māori Harold William Abbott Died 26 June 1942 PDF Key details Service number65567 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankSergeant AWMM 21 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesHarold William AWMM SurnameAbbott AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number65567 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 N.Z.P.S Narrow Neck, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs A. McGregor Abbott (wife), Waipukurau, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 15 September 1941 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number65567 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Soldier/Civilian AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Aquitania or Johan van Oldenbarnevelt AWMM Senior Sergeant AWMM 7th Reinforcements, Infantry Brigade 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 in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant AWMM 21 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Sergeant Abbott was the son of Harold Louis Abbott and of Isabell Ruth Abbott (nee Edgcombe), of Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand; husband of Ailsa Abbott. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death26 June 1942 AWMM Age 24 AWMM Western Desert, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryEl Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM XXX. C. 23. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Harold William Abbott by laying a poppy. Harold Albert Abbott Harold Louis Abbott Harold William Abbott Harry Walter Abbott Henry Kenrick Abbott Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Harold William Abbott Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of honour : Auckland province, 1939-1945 Library / Pictorial › publication Auckland, N.Z. D797.N5 AUC Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCody, J. (1953). 21 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-21Ba.html Sources Used Cody, J. (1953). 21 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-21Ba.html Sources Used Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2091902 Sources Used Documents21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM Second 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 5 AWMM Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. 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