English Māori Reginald Everard Romans Born 10 September 1909 - Died 19 December 1943 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 9232 AWMM Also known asReg AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankLieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM 23 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 ForenamesReginald Everard AWMM SurnameRomans AWMM Ingoa Also known asReg AWMM Service numberWWII 9232 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth10 September 1909 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Box 15, Arrowtown, Central Otago, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mr G.H. Romans (father), Box 15, Arrowtown, Central Otago, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusSingle/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 9232 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Business manager/Civilian AWMM Invercargill, Southland AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 23 Infantry Battalion AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Twice wounded AWMM Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankLieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM 23 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Reginald Romans was the son of George Henry and Mary Elizabeth Romans of Arrowtown, Otago. Mr G.H. Romans was a butcher in Arrowtown.He was the Commanding Officer of 23 Battalion from July 1942 until December 1943. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death19 December 1943 AWMM Age 34 AWMM Italy, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeterySangro River War Cemetery, Italy AWMM Plot 16, Row B, Grave 2 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 Wakatipu High School Memorial AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Reginald Everard Romans by laying a poppy. John McDonald Romans Raymond George Romans Reginald Everard Romans Francis James Romayne Paterson Rome Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Reginald Everard Romans Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2376135 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.160 AWMM Roger Sommerville, ed., Moss's war 1941-1988: new worlds and lives on hold, Tokoroa, N.Z.: Creative Vision NZ AWMM p.82; p.117 AWMM Ross, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Information kindly provided by family 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