Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Richard Henry Rodney Bolderson Born 17 September 1918 - Died 1 February 1979 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 27295 AWMM Also known asDick AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankLance Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Engineers, 16 Railway Operating Company AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Richard Bolderson standing at ease outside on the verandah of a wooden building. (kindly p … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRichard Henry Rodney AWMM SurnameBolderson AWMM Ingoa Also known asDick AWMM Service numberWWII 27295 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionAnglican, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth17 September 1918 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Pre 25 June 1940 AWMM c/o New Zealand Railways, Te Awamutu, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationNew Zealand Railways employee/Civilian AWMM Painter and decorator/Civilian AWMM Self employed/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mr J. Bolderson (father), Hislington Street, Raetihi, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 27295 AWMM Military serviceNone AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingNgaruawahia Military Camp AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 25 June 1940 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Porter/Civilian AWMM Te Awamutu, Waikato AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM New Zealand Engineers, 16 Railway Operating Company 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 Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Cancer AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankLance Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Engineers, 16 Railway Operating Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death1 February 1979 AWMM Age 60 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryMakara Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Servicemen's Plot AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath notice: Evening Post 2 February 1979 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Richard Henry Rodney Bolderson by laying a poppy. William Bold William Boldero Richard Henry Rodney Bolderson John Anthony George Bolderston Christopher Boldt Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Richard Henry Rodney Bolderson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBirths, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used DocumentsSecond 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 45 AWMM The Evening Post AWMM Death notice: Evening Post 2 February 1979 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 Search results Next record Previous record