English Māori Walter John Blackie Died 15 March 1944 PDF Key details Service number439556 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankSecond Lieutenant AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWalter John AWMM SurnameBlackie AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number439556 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 statusPre 1943 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number439556 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1943 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.17 Clerk 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.17 Dunedin, Otago 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.17 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Temporary Sergeant 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.17 Infantry Brigade 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.17 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 notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSecond Lieutenant AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Walter Blackie was the son of John Steele Blackie and Elizabeth Blackie, of Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death15 March 1944 AWMM Age 22 AWMM Italy, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryCassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI. J. 7. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameWaitaki Boys' High School Roll of Honour WWII 1939-45 AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Walter John Blackie by laying a poppy. Sydney Simon Blackie Walter Douglas Blackie Walter John Blackie Walter Palmer Blackie Walter Scott Blackie Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Walter John Blackie 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/2608227 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.17 AWMM Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. 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