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Andrew James Burt

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Andrew James BURT of Gisborne - Killed in Action

Andrew James BURT

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Andrew James AWMM
  • Surname
    Burt AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 35242 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Robert Patterson & Mary Ann BURT of Invercargill Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 May 2023 - NZ BMD Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 5 Queen Street, Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. R.G. Burt (brother), Royal Hotel, Gisborne AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
    • 1927 Andrew James BURT married Mabel Eleith BRECHELT Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 May 2023 - NZ BDM Marriage Records

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
    WWII 35242 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.66 Salesman-Storeman 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.66
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.66
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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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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  • Andrew Burt was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patterson Burt, of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 July 1942 AWMM
    Age 40 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
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2120023
    Sources Used
  • References
    • 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
      p.66 AWMM
    • Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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02 May 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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