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Robert Crompton

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Crompton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 71926 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1921 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 10 March 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/robert-crompton
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of John and Maud Crompton, of Umtali, Southern Rhodesia Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 10 March 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/robert-crompton
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • Pre 1943 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • Pre 1944 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
    • Husband of J. L. Crompton, of Waitotara, Wellington, Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 10 March 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/robert-crompton

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 71926 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 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 6, p.10 Bank clerk/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 6, p.10
      2NZEF Nom. Roll 6, p.10
    • WW2 1943 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.30 Bank clerk/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.30
      2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.30
    • WW2 1944 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.30 Clerk 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.30
      2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.30
  • 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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  • Robert Crompton was the son of John and Maud Crompton, Umtali, Southern Rhodesia. He was the husband of J. L. Crompton, Waitotara, Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    2 August 1944 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Florence War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VIII.B.4 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories 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/2613924
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 6 (Embarkations from 1st October, 1941 to 31st December, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.10 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.30 AWMM
    • 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.30 AWMM
    • 21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
10 March 2023Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
04 December 2021Ian Banks Taumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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