Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Arthur Prideaux Somerville Died 17 July 1942 PDF Key details Service number26558 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 21 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy 21st Battalion Roll of Honour, Auckland War Memorial Museum. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesArthur Prideaux AWMM SurnameSomerville AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number26558 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 CampaignNorth Africa AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number26558 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.445 Dairy-factory employee/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.445 Morrinsville, Waikato 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.445 WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.330 Dairy-factory employee/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.330 Morrinsville, Waikato 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.330 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.445 29th (Mixed) Battalion 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.445 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.330 Infantry Reinforcements 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.330 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 rankPrivate AWMM 21 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Arthur Somerville was the son of William Tancred Somerville, and of Annie Somerville, of Te Awamutu, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death17 July 1942 AWMM Age 25 AWMM Egypt, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryAlexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM 3. C. 5. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Arthur Prideaux Somerville by laying a poppy. Alfred David Somerville Andrew Burns Begg Somerville Arthur Prideaux Somerville Arthur Tancred Somerville Charles Somerville Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Arthur Prideaux Somerville Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2111271 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.445 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.330 AWMM 21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) 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 Search results Next record Previous record
