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James Frederick Budd

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Portrait, Weekly News 31 December 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, Weekly News 31 December 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Frederick AWMM
  • Surname
    Budd AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jim AWMM
  • Service number
    60301 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 April 1905 Noel Smith Research Project
  • Date of birth
    8 October 1920 Public - Jacqui - Other relative - 26 April 2022 - BDM reg no 1920/24337
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 3 September 1939 AWMM Great South Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr T.W. Budd (father), Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 18 December 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    60301 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Narrowneck, Trentham and Papakura Military Camps AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 3 September 1939 AWMM Clerk AWMM
    Papakura, Auckland AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Thomas William and Caroline Budd, of Papatoetoe

    Attended Papatoetoe Primary and Otahuhu Technical High School (1935-36). Played football.

    Member of the College Rifles Rugby Football Club.

    Went on to Anti-aircraft Defence at beginning of war. Was supposed to go to Fanning Island, but appendicitis prevented this. Instead he went back to Trentham and went away with the 4th Reinforcements. He was a Lewis gun instructor.

    According to Otahuhu College archives, he lost his life at Bisi Sidi Rezegh. He was in charge of Machine Gun Section. AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 November 1941 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya AWMM 14. J. 7. AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, College Rifles, Rugby Union Football & Sports Club, 33 Haast Street, Remuera, Auckland AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2096226
    Sources Used
  • References
    • 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 Unknown page AWMM
    • Kirk, Stan. Letters from members of the College Rifles Rugby Football Club 1939-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library- Tāmaki Paenga Hira.. MS-1418 AWMM
    • Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • This record was partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith (2020-2021). AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
26 April 2022JacquiWellington, NZOther relative
04 January 2016SarndraAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

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