English Māori William Kenneth Gale Died 21 March 1944 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 14097 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankSecond Lieutenant AWMM 23 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, wounded from The Weekly News; 8 March 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Kenneth AWMM SurnameGale AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII 14097 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 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 14097 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.164 Wool classer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.164 Christchurch, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.164 WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.75 Wool classer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.75 Christchurch, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.75 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Corporal/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.164 30th (Mixed) Battalion 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.164 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Corporal/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.75 Infantry Brigade 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.75 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM 2nd Embarkation 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 23 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › William Gale was the son of George Thomas Gale and of Mary Jane Gale (nee Kirkcaldy), of Temuka, Canterbury. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death21 March 1944 AWMM Age 31 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 X. G. 11. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Kenneth Gale by laying a poppy. William Gale William Birch Gale William Kenneth Gale Noris Wilson Galey Robert Cecil Galey Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Kenneth Gale 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/2409719 Sources Used DocumentsSecond 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.164 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.75 AWMM Ross, A. (1959). 23 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
