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Roy Joseph Gurney

Faenza War Cemetery Italy.

Faenza War Cemetery Italy.

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Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Roy Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Gurney AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    267886 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
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 433 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs G. Douglasd (friend), C/o Collins Quick Lunch, 114 Lichfield Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    267886 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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 in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Joseph and Louise Gurney, of Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 December 1944 AWMM
    Age 35 AWMM
    ItalyEurope AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Faenza War Cemetery, Italy AWMM III. F. 4. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • may you rest in peace, i am the son of your brother morris gurney, am showing the sacrifices to my children ruby and melissa and my wife robin.
    Public - craig - Other relative - 1 June 2019
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  • My Dads brother, my uncle Roy I wish I had known you, R I P love from your neice Maureen ( Gurney ) McQueen
    Public - Maureen - Other Relative - 27 February 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2237318
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 12: WW2 77 AWMM
    • Ross, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
10 March 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
01 June 2019craiglytteltonOther relative
27 February 2015Maureen Beenleigh Queensland Australia Other Relative

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