Search results Previous record English Māori Ralph Laxon Rothwell Died 2 March 1942 PDF Key details Service numberWWII NZ2426 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Last rankWW2 Stoker AWMM Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Stronghold AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portait of Stoker Ralph Laxton Rotherwell, Auckland Weekly News, 20 May 1942. Auckland Libraries Her … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRalph Laxon AWMM SurnameRothwell AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII NZ2426 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 status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Service numberWWII NZ2426 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Farmer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation details Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Ship lost, listed missing, presumed killed AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 Stoker AWMM Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Stronghold AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Rothwell of Rotokauri, Waikato. Source: New Zealand Herald, 8 May 1942. Papers Past. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death2 March 1942 AWMM Age 28 AWMM Java Sea, Indonesia AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameNew Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport Naval Base, HMNZS Philomel, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Ralph Laxon Rothwell by laying a poppy. Kenway Rothwell Premier Seddon Rothwell Ralph Laxon Rothwell Sydney Rupert Rothwell William Nathan Rothwell Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Ralph Laxon Rothwell 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 links'Stoker R. L. Rothwell, of Rotokauri, Waikato, missing.' New Zealand Herald, 9 May 1942. Papers Past. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19420509.2.20 Further Reference 'Naval Rating Missing', New Zealand Herald, 8 May 1942. Papers Past. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19420508.2.93 Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2564077 Sources Used Documents 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 Previous record
