Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Alan George Brunton Born 1910 - Died 5 December 1941 PDF Key details Service number29506 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 Hamilton Memorial Park. Memorial Drive, Hamilton East, 3216. Image provided by John Halpin 2015, CC … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAlan George AWMM SurnameBrunton AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number29506 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1910 AWMM New Zealand AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 22 Ulster Street, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Edith Brunton (mother), 22 Ulster Street, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 1940 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number29506 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Printer/Civilian AWMM Hamilton, Waikato AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM Infantry Reinforcements 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 notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 18 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Edith Steele Brunton and Lewis BruntonAlan Brunton died on board the Chakdina which was torpedoed en route to Egypt while carrying Allied wounded, including 120 New Zealanders.Notice of his death appeared in the New Zealand Herald on 18 December 1941.Alan Brunton's brother, George Mervyn Brunton (26455), served in the Pacific in World War 2. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death5 December 1941 AWMM Age 30 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAlamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Hamilton War Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East 3216 AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Alan George Brunton by laying a poppy. Herbert Bruntlett A. J. Brunton Alan George Brunton Archibald Henry Brunton Archie Reuben Brunton Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Alan George Brunton Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksDawson, W. (1961). 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-18Ba.html Sources Used Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2119951 Sources Used DocumentsCooke, P. (2001). Defending New Zealand: ramparts on the sea 1840-1950s. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence of New Zealand Study Group. 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 61 AWMM Dawson, W. (1961). 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. 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