English Māori Douglas Borrie Born 4 August 1916 - Died 2 December 1941 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 12763 AWMM Also known asDoug AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 20 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait (kindly provided by family) - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesDouglas AWMM SurnameBorrie AWMM Ingoa Also known asDoug AWMM Service numberWWII 12763 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionCatholic, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth4 August 1916 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Pre 17 May 1940 AWMM 20 Oxford Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mr Christopher Borrie (father), 20 Oxford Street, Dunedin, 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 12763 AWMM Military service20 Battalion, D Company 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 training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 17 May 1940 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Waterside worker/Civilian AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM Infantry Reinforcements 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 notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 10 inches AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Wounded in action 26 November 1941 and died 2 December 1941 AWMM Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 20 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Christopher Douglas Borrie, and of Aminia (Minnie) Borrie (nee King), of DunedinBrother of Ronald, Elsie May, Sydney, Gertrude, Minnie AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death2 December 1941 AWMM Age 25 AWMM Western Desert, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryKnightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya AWMM 6. D. 21. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Douglas Borrie by laying a poppy. Donald Fraser Borrie Donald Stewart Borrie Douglas Borrie Evan Grant Borrie Frederick John Borrie Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Douglas Borrie Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The parting of the ways : a souvenir record of the triumphs, tribulations… Library / Pictorial › publication Auckland, N.Z. D526.2 PAR Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2096134 Sources Used DocumentsPringle, D., & Glue, W. (1957). 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Military Service Record papers (papers from a Service Record eg Record of Promotions, Reductions, Transfers etc) 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 47 AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The parting of the ways : a souvenir record of the triumphs, tribulations and maritime musings of returning draft H.M.N.Z.T No. 217, 'Zealandic'. January 18th, 1919 to February 26th, 1919. 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