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Roy Arthur Gustafson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Roy Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Gustafson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    65576 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 15 Gibraltar Crescent, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs L.I. Gustafson (Mother), 15 Gibraltar Crescent, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

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
    65576 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Roy Gustafson was the son of Otto Hyalmar Gustafson and Leah Isabella Gustafson, of Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 July 1942 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM XXVIII. A. 20. 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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  • Roy was my grand uncle and his bother Selwyn Gustafson was my grandfather. Selwyn served in the Royal New Zealand Navy during WWII. They were a family of seven brothers and grew up in Parnell. I am visitng the war memorial with my children Tomas Gustafson (9 years) and Ella Gustafson (7 yrs).
    Public - Mark - Other relative - 10 February 2018
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  • I loving memory of my father's namesake, Roy Arthur Gustafson.
    Public - Justine Rachel - Other relative - 24 April 2016
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  • Roy Arthur was the brother of my mother's father Charles Hjalmer Gustafson. He was one of 7 brothers, Charles being the eldest. Otto Hjalmer, his father emigrated from Pargus, Finland to NZ. My Mother is Raewyn Amanda and her brother Roy Arthur was named after her uncle Roy. We have his war medals. I served in the RNZN for 25 years.
    Public - G. Michelle - Other relative - 20 April 2016
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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/2094336
    Sources Used
  • References
    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
    WW2 5: WW2 86 AWMM

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10 February 2018MarkNew ZealandOther relative
24 April 2016Justine Rachel Waiuku, New ZealandOther relative
20 April 2016G. Michelle WellingtonOther relative

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