English Māori John Murray Aston Died 23 May 1944 PDF Key details Service number593985 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM New Zealand Infantry AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Murray AWMM SurnameAston AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number593985 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 enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number593985 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation details Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM New Zealand Infantry AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › John Aston was the son of Murray Aston and Margaret Eileen Aston (nee Finnegan), of Nelson, New Zealand; husband of Iris Gladys Aston, of Nelson. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death23 May 1944 AWMM Age 30 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryWakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM 6. 17. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Murray Aston by laying a poppy. John Griffin Aston John Lee Aston John Murray Aston Norman Cyril Aston Richard Aston Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Murray Aston 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/2920247 Sources Used Documents 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
