Herbert William Boniface

Born 31 August 1915 - Died 19 December 1944

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Service number
82771 AWMM
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Army AWMM
Last rank
Private AWMM
25 Infantry Battalion AWMM
War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

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Headstone, Forli Cemetery (photo Gabrielle Fortune 2008) - Image has All Rights Reserved

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Herbert William AWMM
Surname
Boniface AWMM
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Service number
82771 AWMM
Gender
Male AWMM
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Rohe
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About birth

Birth
31 August 1915 Noel Smith Research Project
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Nance Boniface (wife), Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
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Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

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War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Campaign
Italy AWMM
Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Service number
82771 AWMM
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WW2 Unknown AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
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WW2 Private AWMM Infantry Reinforcements AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

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Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

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Last rank
Private AWMM
25 Infantry Battalion AWMM

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Son of Herbert and Myrtle Mary Boniface, of Wellington; husband of Nance Boniface, of Wellington AWMM

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19 December 1944 AWMM
Age 29 AWMM
Italy, Europe AWMM
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Killed on Active Service AWMM
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Forli War Cemetery, Italy AWMM II. B. 1. AWMM
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2206761
Sources Used
References
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
  p.14 AWMM
- Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
- This record was partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith (2020-2021). AWMM

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14 December 2021

Ian Banks

Taumarunui New Zealand

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