Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Gordon Napier Armit Died 25 May 1941 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 13667 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 18 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait from The Weekly News; 2 July 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesGordon Napier AWMM SurnameArmit AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII 13667 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 enlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Box 36, Waharoa, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mr W.D. Armit (father), Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign1941 AWMM World War 2/wars AWMM Crete AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 13667 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private 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 notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 18 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of William David Armit and of Emma Jane Armit (nee Freeman), of 136 Kelburn Road, Karori, WellingtonAttended New Plymouth Boys High School.Member of College Rifles Rugby Football Club. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death25 May 1941 AWMM Age 25 AWMM Crete, Greece AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeterySuda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece AWMM Plot 6, Row C, Grave 19 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 Auckland Domain, an Olive Tree (Olea europaea) planted close to the Auckland War Memorial Museum in the grounds of the Auckland Domain commemorates those who fought on Crete in 1941. AWMM Roll of Honour, College Rifles, Rugby Union Football & Sports Club, 33 Haast Street, Remuera, Auckland AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Gordon Napier Armit by laying a poppy. Colin Ewen Armit Edward Napier Armit Gordon Napier Armit Kenneth Robert Armit Roland Llewellyn Armit Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Gordon Napier Armit 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 linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/936518 Sources Used DocumentsDawson, W. (1961). 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM Second 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 17 AWMM Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM Norton, F. (1952). 26 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 Search results Next record Previous record